Jason Riley
Jason Riley, whose column “Upward Mobility” has run in the Wall Street Journal since 2016, will visit the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga this Thursday for a discussion titled, “Why Thomas Sowell Matters.”
Sponsored by Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise Claudia Williamson Kramer, the event—which will include a book signing and reception—begins at 5 p.m. in the University Center Tennessee Room.
The discussion is open to the public and centers on Mr.
Riley’s book, “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell.” Mr. Riley will discuss Mr. Sowell’s scholarship and how it relates to ongoing debates about inequality, race, school choice and social justice.
Attendees are requested to RSVP for the event. Those who register will get Mr. Riley’s book for free while supplies last.
“Jason Riley’s approach to discussing and analyzing our current political and economic issues, including immigration and racial disparities, embodies the mission of the Probasco Chair—which is to promote conversations on the consequences of free enterprise,” Ms. Williamson Kramer said.
She called Mr. Sowell—a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and an economist, political commentator, social theorist and author—one of the greats of our time, saying he is “a leading economic and social theorist who uses real-world data to support his claims.”
“He has written over 30 books on topics ranging from race, political theory, school choice, racial and gender disparities and culture,” she said. “Mr. Riley’s work brings to life the important legacy of the icon, Thomas Sowell.”