Episode

1676: "Thomas Sowell"

Podcast: Interesting Things with JC
Published: Jun 7, 2026
Duration seconds: 287
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Summary

Interesting Things with JC #1676: "Thomas Sowell" – A young government economist studies labor conditions in Puerto Rico and finds that policies designed to help poor workers are leaving some without jobs. The same disconnect between intentions and outcomes keeps appearing in case after case, pushing Thomas Sowell to question ideas he once believed and follow the evidence wherever it leads.