> As once-Marxist economist Thomas Sowell put it: great idea, wrong species. I'm not sure how fair it is to describe Thomas Sowell as a once-Marxist economist.

> As once-Marxist economist Thomas Sowell put it: great idea, wrong species. I'm not sure how fair it is to describe Thomas Sowell as a once-Marxist economist. He spent until he was 30 being Marxist, but then the next 50 years of his life being incredibly well-known as a fairly pro-Capitalist economist. Don't get me wrong - I'm a huge fan of his. I'm just not sure this is a fair characterization of him :)