Sowell is a serious genius. I wish we could clone him and have at least one for each state.
My favorite of his is The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy. It’s about 25 years old and still as relevant as the day it was first published. Perhaps more so.
https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Anointed-Self-Congratulation-Social-Policy/dp/046508995X