[pmoriarty]

"The Hoover Institution, officially the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, is a conservative American public policy institution and research institution that promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government."

Not surprisingly, Sowell's article is against affirmative action.

While I was reading it, I was also looking out for anything that might distinguish Sowell as one of "the top 5 intellectuals alive" and saw absolutely nothing. It just seemed like another random article with absolutely nothing special about it.

If there is some evidence that he's so brilliant, it'd be great if someone could point it out.

[iammisc]

I suppose the fact that he's a Stanford professor (formerly Cornell), and has written a large number of popular books.

[walkedaway]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RN7X-De2RA