>his ideas are simply a mix of standard conservatism and condemnation of the intellectual establishment as he sees it. I had this opinion of Sowell based on re

>his ideas are simply a mix of standard conservatism and condemnation of the intellectual establishment as he sees it. I had this opinion of Sowell based on reading his public commentary/watching interviews. But I will say that, having just finished 'Conflict of Visions' some of his written work is quite excellent. I picked it up based on Steve Pinker's review and was not disappointed.