Petition updateAward Thomas Sowell the Presidential Medal of Freedom: America's Greatest Living Thinker

235 Signatures Strong — Thomas Sowell’s Ideas Are Spreading Like Wildfire

James IngrassiaDE, United States
Jul 9, 2026

We just crossed 235 signatures, and our petition strength is maxed out at a perfect 10 on Change.org. The shares we're seeing show how strongly people feel about honoring Thomas Sowell. Those who sign and then share are proving how deeply his ideas have impacted them.

Every share spreads Sowell’s clarity on economics, race, culture, and government — ideas that can shift the national dialogue and plant seeds of common sense across the country.


Check out this powerful Thomas Sowell Milestones timeline from Free To Choose Network (highly recommended — watch the full documentary too):

  • 1930: Born in Gastonia, NC
  • 1939: Moves to Harlem, discovers his first public library
  • 1951: Drafted into the Marines during the Korean War
  • 1958: Graduates Magna Cum Laude from Harvard
  • 1968: Earns Ph.D. in Economics from University of Chicago
  • 1980: Joins Hoover Institution as Senior Fellow
  • 2002: Awarded the National Humanities Medal
  • 2020: Publishes his 37th book at age 90

Thomas Sowell Milestones

And today, at 96 years old, his wisdom is more needed than ever.


Here’s the exciting part: I have a personal letter drafted to send to the White House. As soon as we hit 250 signatures, I’ll post the full thing here as an update. We’re only 15 away.


If you’ve already signed and shared — thank you. Now let’s get the people you’re sharing it with to add their names too. 265 more gets us to 500, and that’s when this really starts gaining real traction.


Thomas Sowell just turned 96 — let’s give him something meaningful to celebrate.
Sign the petition, share it, and help keep his ideas alive. Link in the comments. Together we’re making this happen.

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