“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.”

About Thomas Sowell

Economist • American

Thomas Sowell is a prominent American economist, social theorist, and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Born in North Carolina, he overcame a challenging childhood to earn degrees from Harvard,...