Sowell has been both an inspiration and a source of wisdom for me
He dives into so many topics people usually back away from. And he uses a fact-based solutions. 
I really appreciate his documenting his opinions with references to articles, papers and studies
He is so direct with his articles, it is very inspiring to see someone be so open. 
Are you familiar with his history, maybe his youth?
He was born in the United States in 1930 . He actually dropped out of high school and joined the marine corps. 
Great point! He served his country in the army, too. He claims he had a dalliance with Marxism when he was in college
Yes he did. He also ended up graduation from Harvard once he was back from his Marine Duty’s. And also earned a doctorate degree from the university of Chicago. 
He has been on TV alot. He's quite old and mainly retired. Have you ever seen him?
Yes I have seen him on tv his speeches are so well written.