Título: Thomas Sowell
Seção: Writings
Background: Thomas Sowell (; born June 30, 1930) is an American economist, social theorist, political philosopher, and author. He is currently Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Sowell was born in North Carolina, but grew up in Harlem, New York.

Conteúdo: Sowell is both a syndicated columnist and an academic economist, whose column was distributed by Creators Syndicate. Themes of Sowell's writing range from social policy on race, ethnic groups, education and decision-making, to classical and Marxist economics, to the problems of children perceived as having disabilities.  While often described as a black conservative, he prefers not to be labeled, having stated, "I prefer not to have labels, but I suspect that 'libertarian' would suit me better than many others, although I disagree with the libertarian movement on a number of things". He primarily writes on economic subjects, generally advocating a free market approach to capitalism. Sowell opposes the Federal Reserve, arguing that it has been unsuccessful in preventing economic depressions and limiting inflation.  Sowell also writes on racial topics and is a critic of affirmative action and race-based quotas. On the topic of affirmative action, Sowell has stated it's "one of the few policies that can be said to harm virtually every group in a different way... Obviously, whites and Asians lose out when you have preferential admission for black students or Hispanic students--but blacks and Hispanics lose out because what typically happens is the students who have all the credentials to succeed in college are admitted to colleges where the standards are so much higher that they fail." He takes strong issue with the notion of government as a helper or savior of minorities, arguin

user: What were some of his writings?

assistant: Sowell also writes on racial topics and is a critic of affirmative action and race-based quotas.

user: What other topics has he written on?

assistant: Sowell occasionally writes on the subject of gun control,

user: Does he receive any backlash from his writing?

assistant: takes strong issue with the notion of government as a helper or savior of minorities, arguing that the historical record shows quite the opposite.

user: What have people said about him?

assistant: unsuccessful in preventing economic depressions and limiting inflation.

user: What other government programs has he criticized?

assistant: helper or savior of minorities, arguing that the historical record shows quite the opposite.

user: What was his view on gun control?

assistant: "One can cherry-pick the factual studies, or cite some studies that have subsequently been discredited,

user: What did he say after that?

assistant: On net balance, they do not save lives, but cost lives."

user: What has he said about affirmative action?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What other books has he written?

assistant: Themes of Sowell's writing range from social policy on race, ethnic groups, education and decision-making, to

user: To what?

assistant: making, to classical and Marxist economics, to the problems of children perceived as having disabilities.

user: Was he a racist?

assistant: While often described as a black conservative, he prefers not to be labeled, having stated, "I prefer not to have labels,