Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Brady Martin (1) shoots over Notre Dame’s Colby Booton (11) at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. West Burlington’s Brady Martin was game leading scorer with 21-points for the Falcons. West Burlington Falcons topped Burlington Notre Dame, 58-45. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Mason Watkins (24) hits a jumper against Notre Dame at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. West Burlington Falcons topped Burlington Notre Dame, 58-45. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Quincy Collins (12) shoots over Notre Dame’s Liam Delaney (13) at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. West Burlington Falcons topped Burlington Notre Dame, 58-45.Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Kobe Davis (0) goes to the basket against Notre Dame at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. West Burlington Falcons topped Burlington Notre Dame, 58-45.Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Kameo Winters (22) goes to the basket against Notre Dame at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. West Burlington Falcons topped Burlington Notre Dame, 58-45. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Ayden Figuero (3) fights for a rebound with Notre Dame’s Shay Stephens (2) at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. West Burlington Falcons topped Burlington Notre Dame, 58-45.West Burlington Falcons v Burlington Notre Dame Nikes at Father Minett Gymnasium in Burlington, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. West Burlington Falcons topped Burlington Notre Dame, 58-45. Photos by Dan Hockett
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Isabella Callison (22) goes to the basket as Notre Dame’s Avianna West (23) defends Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in Burlington, Iowa. Nikes downed the Falcons, 63-41. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Isabella Blaufuss (2) drives around Notre Dame’s Taryn Stephens (2) Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in Burlington, Iowa. Nikes downed the Falcons, 63-41. Photo by Dan Hockett Notre Dame’s Anna Engberg (4) drives around West Burlington’s Taryn Havener (14) Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in Burlington, Iowa. Nikes downed the Falcons, 63-41. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Kyleigh Applegate (12) looks to the basket as Notre Dame’s Madalynn Knapp (3) defends Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in Burlington, Iowa. Nikes downed the Falcons, 63-41. Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Lacie Felkins (4) passes around Notre Dame’s Daisy Hazell (10) Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in Burlington, Iowa. Nikes downed the Falcons, 63-41. West Burlington Falcons v Burlington Notre Dame Nikes, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in Burlington, Iowa. Nikes downed the Falcons, 63-41. Photos by Dan Hockett
Photo by Dan Hockett West Burlington’s Parker Lau signs with Luther College to play basketball at West Burlington. Joining Parker are his parents, Christy and Tim Jameson.
Thomas Sowell is an American author, economist, and political commentator who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
Thomas Sowell is the author of more than 45 books (including revised and new editions) on a variety of subjects including politics, economics, education and race, and he has been a syndicated columnist in more than 150 newspapers. Sowell was born in segregated Gastonia, North Carolina, to a poor family, and grew up in Harlem, New York City.
Due to poverty and difficulties at home, he dropped out of Stuyvesant High School and worked various odd jobs, eventually serving in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War.
Afterward he took night classes at Howard University and then attended Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1958. He earned a master’s degree in economics from Columbia University the next year and a doctorate in economics from the University of Chicago in 1968.
In his academic career, he has served on the faculties of Cornell University, Amherst College, Brandeis University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and, currently, Stanford University. He has also worked at think tanks including the Urban Institute.
Since 1977, he has worked at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he is the Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow on Public Policy.
