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He uses Chomsky as an example. A linguist (which is a social science) who is talking about politics and sociology (which are also social sciences) as though he's an expert in these fields when he's really just an expert linguist. Sowell apparently denounces Chomsky for this.
Let's look at it thoroughly, though.
Sowell is an economist (which is a social science) who is talking about politics and sociology (which are also social sciences) as though he's an expert in these fields when he's really just an expert economist. But apparently it's OK for Sowell to do this in Sowell's way of thinking.
Regardless of whether or not people agree with Sowell, it's obviously hypocritical of him to take such a stance or to even write such a book.
The book is about intellectuals forcing public policy when they shouldn't. The effects of public policy are largely within the realm of an economist