Should Thomas Sowell win a Nobel Prize?

NEW NEWS THAT'S NEWSWORTHY:Basic Books (Sowell's publisher) is teaming up with The Genius of Thomas Sowell Podcast to offer listeners a chance to win 4 Sowell books. Enter at SowellBooks.com for a chance to win!In this episode we speculate on whether or not Thomas Sowell will be awarded a Nobel Prize in Economics for 2021, which will be announced in 3 days.To discuss this subject, we invited John Cochrane on to the show. John used to teach Finance and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is now the Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.  John writes a blog called “The Grumpy Economist” where he explores many topics in the field of economics. He writes books as well as columns for the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and appears on many podcasts as well as hosting his own podcast called The Grumpy Economist. John’s essay entitled “Sowell Nobel?” lays out the case why the Nobel committee should finally recognize Tom Sowell for his many contributions to the field of Economics. You can read the essay HERE.Alan makes 5  announcements in his introduction to the show:1) Libby is a smartphone app which enables you to read and listen to Sowell books for free.2) TomSowell.com is the show website, chock full of useful information.3) Thomas Sowell quote sticky post it notes are finally here. We are offering listeners one pad for free; no catch, no gimmicks. Just email us your mailing address and we'll send one to you. You can find photos of the post it notes HERE. Limited edition, request now while supplies last. Email your mailing address to [email protected], please put the word "Sowell" in the subject line.4)  If you’d like to participate in this podcast, make a comment or ask a question, just record your comment or question using your smartphone, then email it to me at [email protected]. On a future episode I’ll play your comment and respond to it.5) Please rate and comment about the show on your podcast platform; it really helps.Here's a LIST of all Thomas Sowell books by category.ADDENDUM October 13, 2021:Thomas Sowell was not awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. Again. Oh well, there's always next year!Support the show• Text the show: ‪(646) 780-9104‬• Tweet me at @alanwolan• Email me at [email protected]• Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/SowellGenius• Purchase podcast merch at https://www.etsy.com/shop/GeniusSowell• See all my links at www.alanwolan.com