my vote
10. Thomas Sowell
9. Thomas Sowell
8. Thomas Sowell
7. Thomas Sowell
6. Thomas Sowell
5. Thomas Sowell
4. Thomas Sowell
3. Thomas Sowell
2. Thomas Sowell
1. Thomas Sowell
anyone else would number 11 or higher
Ann has been a brilliant attack dog for the last 15 years saying to their faces what most conservatives on TV have never had the fortitude and vision to declare. She gets a lot of credit for that.
That out of the way, the true brilliance and the mover of minds is Thomas Sowell. His books in depth, his columns with their easily accessible style and his research and common sense have no equal.
After decades of reading his wonderful output, I finally got around to his short biography last year. It made me respect him all the more after reading what he had created in a life well lived. With me he stands up there with Edmund Burke — he is the Burke for this age.