> Thomas Sowell is a hack, essentially bought by conservative/libertarian interests to give them a less racist appearance. You can disagree with the guy's argu

> Thomas Sowell is a hack, essentially bought by conservative/libertarian interests to give them a less racist appearance. You can disagree with the guy's arguments and ideas but calling him a hack, an Uncle Tom, and bought out is just blatant defamatory lies. It certainly doesn't further productive discussion in any way about any of the claims he ever makes. Also Pinker is not endorsing Thomas Sowell, he was asked what author is the most underrated. For instance, if you asked me who I thought the most influential thinker of the 19th century is, I would say either Nietzsche or Marx, that doesn't mean I endorse everything they ever wrote or stood for.