This is an amazing interview. The host never interrupts, belittles, or yells at his guest even when he disagrees indeed it is hard to even tell when he disagrees. What a wonderful way to conduct an interview I wish news media outlets would take note.

Thomas Sowell is an American treasure.

This is an absolute joy to watch in 2020. Oh how the world needs more Thomas Sowells.

He's so wise that he doesn't spend any time trying to convince you, he just lays the facts on the table.

There’s nothing older than the idea that “this is new” -Thomas Sowell

"It is far easier to concentrate power than it is to concentrate knowledge." Wow. That's a good quote.

thomas sowell is honestly one of the best americans of our generation

When I listen to Dr. Sowell, I'm reminded that America's divide is NOT racial, as much as it is cultural.

"When you spend a decade writing a 900 page book, something is bugging you!" Absolutely brilliant... as well as very funny, too. :)

"You can become President with no contact with economic reality." Awesome.

Can we take a moment to compliment the interviewer? Not only is he well spoken and well read of Sowell's work, but he asks terrific questions with quotations from Sowell's body of work. And he allows Sowell the necessary amount of time to elaborate his answer.

"Gun control is like OSHA for burglars.." Well said Mr. Sowell!

Sowell is a true scholar, but one who forms opinions on facts, evidence, and in his case a bit of personal experience. This is what I always pictured a college professor to be!

Dr Sowell inspires me but the fact that he is aging and we can’t keep him with us also saddens me.

Sowell:   Depth of knowledge expressed with minimum words.  Also, expert yet unfailingly polite debater. Well done Professor .

oops, I mean thank-you Professor.

The clearest, most pragmatic, and cogent thinker on the issues of race, economics, and politics of the last half-century.

Watching this again almost 10 years after it was posted.... and it seems like it could have been posted yesterday. So topical and on point for today's political climate.

Dr. Sowell is my hero.

jlilly1961 mine too! :)

@jlilly1961 Mine too!!

Sowell is a national treasure. His books should be included in every high school and college curriculums as required reading. Our country would be MUCH better off.

"There's nothing older than the idea that this is new." Fantastic quote.

"He is happy with the data that he got, why would he go further?" That statement sums up so much that is going wrong in this country. Please go further, please seek information from all sides, be a thinker. It's a gift we all innately share but to few choose to utilize. 🇺🇲

Thomas Sowell reminds me that I am not an idiot when it comes to my life...the intellectuals outside of their field are.

Great chemistry between these two. Some of the best interviews I have ever heard. Petersen is excellent and Mr. Sowell is a genius. Well done fellas. We appreciate you both!

This is why I like Thomas Sowell. He's real. He takes sometimes difficult topics, and speaks them at a level anyone can understand. Haven't you heard someone who was really smart, but you couldn't understand anything he says? Not Sowell. You can read his stuff, listen to his interview, and grasp everything he has to say. I am going to get this book.

Somebody give the guy interviewing Sowell some credit!!!

What a fantastic interview. I could've listened for hours. Absolutely intriguing!

First time hearing Thomas Sowell and it's enlightening.

Welcome to one of the most refreshing experiences in politics.

@***** Not just him, but his right-hand man Milton Friedman.

This man's knowledge is positively nutritious.

Sadly, so many black Americans have no idea who this man is.

"There's nothing older than the idea that, 'This is new'." - Thomas Sowell A clever restatement of "There's nothing new under the sun,"...said in a way that people will see as a new way of looking at things. :)

Now this, this is an actual interview. You can tell that the interviewer loves his work very much.

So much knowledge in such a humble man. He is saying that so called intellectuals are not superior to the rest of us.He is making a very good case for common sense. All that and I watch this and think he is definitely intellectually superior to myself.

Yep, it's a good example of the liar paradox.

Eric Garland Thomas Sowell is talking about himself, since he's one of these - so called - "intellectuals"!

No he is not

Your statement "I feel he is definately more intellectually superior to myself." Is not uncommon and is fully morally wrong to compare ones self to another in any way let alone to speak of superiority is not fair to yourself also not fair to Mr. Sowell. I believe thats what he is saying right before 3min. I get it, thats what you believe but We are all intellectually totally different.

I just feel like he's the smartest person I've ever listened to.

He's great but don't go too far.

"You can become President with no contact with economic reality." - Oh so true! still to this day

Sowell is an incredible man! Such great beliefs and a great story.

How I wish I had known of this man much earlier in my life-he is great!

There is a certain joy in listening to two knowledgeable people talk and at least understand a bit as a listener.

The fact that this man can come up with an illustration and explain something complicated as simple as he does, is incredible. That's not just mastery, that's love: selfless love.

Sowell is a genius and a national treasure. Most intellectually honest person in the world.

From Brazil: it's one of the best books that i read in my entire life!! Sowell is perfect in his ideas, because he don't fight against facts. The utopians, and leftists in general, do it.

Too many people just don’t get it. This good Sir gets it! I have the utmost respect for this man

Dr. Sowell is an intellectual grounded in reality. He has a Mark Twain and Yogi Berra quality to him that’s not moved by BS.

God Blessed this man. Dr. Sowell, Thank you for everything you have taught me over the many years. I have listened closely. Good health to you Sir.

Dr. Thomas Sowell a wealth of Wisdom; and yet that's an understatement.

As an autodidact, of sorts, it feels good to hear my own thoughts on several issues so brilliantly verbalized, offering me at least a modicum of self-vindication for so often going against the status quo. If what we believe corresponds to reality, all well and good. But failing to scrutinize what the intellectuals purport, especially when their reports do not coalesce and their sky-is-falling proclamations do not correspond to reality, is folly on steroids. Some of what is proclaimed by intellectuals can be easily debunked merely by studying history.

Thomas speaking generally is just loaded with great quotes.

Thomas Sowell is beyond amazing.

Let's all remember this came out ten years ago...and every word is still relevant. Dowell is brilliant and our culture is only going more downhill.

this guy is one of the best kept secrets around. god bless you thomas sowell!

Huge credit to peter as well for a really provocative and respectful interview of this brilliant and courageous man mr sowell

I wish I could give this interview with Thomas a hundred thumbs up!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Every time I read/listen/watch Dr. Thomas Sowell... I get smarter! And so does he!!!

One of the reasons I think Reagan was such a good president was because he knew his limitations. So instead of acting like he knew economic policies, he sat down with 5 economists and wanted them to come up with an economic plan. That shows a great leader, something that is missing with politicians today who think they know best.

What a pleasure to listen to intelligent thoughtful conversations,we need so many more. Very edifying thank you.

January, 2021. We need more Thomas Sowells.

This man is golden. He is up there with Sir Roger Scruton (RIP). A discussion between them would have been brain-food of the highest order.

His compassion between the engineer and the intellectual has immense validity.

I love it..."restrictions on guns is like OSHA for burglars"

"there is nothing older than the idea that this is new" great quote

Wow, Sowell is absolutely brilliant.

Just So much Common Sense coming from this man. Love him

Dr. Sowell is TRUELY an American treasure!

This man is amazing! His state of mind is so healthy.. Perfectly explained everything and I agreed with every bit. It's nice to find someone or some people similar to yourself when you're surrounded by people who think nothing like this nowadays.

"Many of the great disasters of our time have been committed by 'experts'..." - understatement of the fucking century!

This ought to be mandatory viewing in all high school US history and civics classes!

It's amazing how this video is 12yrs old and is still relevant!

I just found out about this guy and im bingewatching now 🥳

Thank you. I've watched interviews with Sowell on your channel before, but this is the first time I'm going to read one of his books. I think he speaks to my way of thinking and I want to hear much more about and from him

This man is brilliant.

I love Dr. Sowell, and I am overdosing on his wisdom.

Love Dr Sowell's laugh,it drives the intellectuals crazy.

Dr. Sowell an American personality , a treasure for all the Western World.

Never underestimate the appeal of feeling superior to someone else. And, never underestimate the hubris this can generate.

The Pandemic certainly showed the experts determining policy.

Really refreshing to be introduced to tomas sowell's intellignet, grounded analysis of how things are.

Dr. Sowell: Thank you for speaking the truth!

He's like the most awesome philosopher ever....

"There are no solutions, only trade-offs" Thomas Sowell.

I had a long day. Dr. Sowell is my go to Doc. I feel better after 5 minutes. Really. Thank You.

This duo is exceptional. I hope they get together again for another interview.

It would have been so cool to have him as my history teacher

God, please don’t take Mr. Sowell anytime soon, we need him and this idealism more than ever!

“Gun control is like OHSA for burglars.” I love it

I watch Thomas Sowell Regularly to remind me I'm not in the Invasion of the Body Snatchers

What an amazing man! Someone should make a movie about him

Everytime I laugh, I've changed my mind on some issue. Thank you, Professor and interviewer.

"We are becoming a nation of people who are propagandized from elementary school right on through to the graduate school in a certain vision of the world, and only the ones who, for one reason or another, either experience, or insight, or whatever, leads them to say, "Wait a minute!" - only those are the ones we have to depend on." -- Brilliant!

WOW 16:50 ! Sowell's observation mentioned at that moment lays bare one of the reasons for the confounding behavior of humans as members of a society. This is one reason why people like Sowell are so treasured ane who's works must be read and thought about.

All Thomas Sowell videos and interviews need to be downloaded and saved in archives.

I love these discussions, so eye opening. Thanks so much for the upload!

"There's nothing older than the idea that this is new." Classic!

Sowell is brilliant. He reminds me of Hayek.

He is the only person alive to be taught by hayek, freidman and stigler .

I love his books. they are like information laser beams of awesomeness.

This should be in all Primary Schools in the Western World

The first quote is directly from Socrates's oracle as to why he was wisest. Priceless.

Insightful and incredibly relevant. In many ways ahead of the times!

This man is a national treasure! It is so sad that his knowledge and wisdom is dismissed in the mainstream and instead we are force fed the lies of the left as truth. BTW he has the greatest laugh!

Thomas Sowell, a very modest man of huge gift of wisdom

The fact that Sowell is barely on TV tells you all you need to know about the agenda of tv networks. Muddy the waters.

"Are we becoming a nation of intellectuals? I hadn't thought of that. It's a chilling thought".