# Intellectuals and Libertarianism: Thomas Sowell and Robert Nisbet

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/intellectuals-and-libertarianism-thomas-sowell-and-robert-nisbet>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** October 19, 2016

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George H. Smith discusses the role of modern intellectuals in government.

[Originally published in essay form on March 7, 2014.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/intellectuals-libertarianism-thomas-sowell-robert-nisbet)

_Narrated by Daniel Hyland._