Jason L. Riley
Wall Street Journal
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Who Says Justice Thomas Benefited From Affirmative Action?
He graduated Yale Law School. So did Bill and Hillary Clinton. Only his credentials get questioned. → Read More
The Trouble With Reparations for Redlining
Most people who lived in areas where the FHA refused to insure mortgages were white. → Read More
Why Barack Obama Is Afraid of Tim Scott
The left doesn’t want voters exposed to black candidates with different political opinions. → Read More
Reparations for Slavery? California’s Bad Idea Catches On
New York lawmakers vote to study the idea, which can only harm blacks and worsen race relations. → Read More
Biden’s Debt-Ceiling Pivot Could Help Him in 2024
Can the White House keep working across the aisle to maintain a semblance of bipartisan normalcy? → Read More
New York’s Migrant Influx Tests the Sanctuary City’s Limits
Already Mayor Eric Adams is asking a judge to excuse the city from its court-approved ‘right to shelter.’ → Read More
Make Welfare Reform Part of the Debt-Ceiling Deal
The Clinton-era law added work requirements, but politicians since have chipped away at them. → Read More
No, Immigrants Aren’t Stealing Jobs From Black Americans
There are good reasons to secure the border, but protecting workers from competition isn’t one. → Read More
Biden’s Border Bungling Is a Gift to Trump
Illegal immigration helped decide the 2016 election. Why not try to avoid a repeat in 2024? → Read More
H-1B Visa Shortfall Starves the Economy
Demand for labor has risen steadily since 2004, but the program is still capped at 85,000 a year. → Read More
Biden’s Early Announcement Isn’t a Sign of Confidence
If he were sure of his prospects, he’d hold off while Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are fighting. → Read More
Memphis’s Problems Are Only Going to Get Worse
Tyre Nichols’s death is a tragedy, but the data show that crime soars when police pull back. → Read More
Biden Gives a Boost to Schoolyard Bullies
As student misbehavior rises, he urges a return to Obama-era policies that encourage lax discipline. → Read More
Black Mayors in the Four Biggest Cities. Is That a ‘Big Deal’?
Ethnic political clout may be more of a hindrance than a boon when it comes to economic success. → Read More
The GOP’s 2022 Midterm Slate Is More Diverse Than Ever
What do you call a black Republican? How about ‘Congressman’? → Read More
Brian Kemp Shows Republicans How to Shake Off Donald Trump
The Georgia governor has a wide lead in the polls despite having infuriated the former president. → Read More
Racial Preferences Harm Their Beneficiaries, Too
Favored minorities struggle when they might have thrived at less-selective schools. → Read More
The College Board’s Racial Pandering
Rather than directing help at struggling students, it establishes a new AP course in African American studies. → Read More
The Migrant Influx Could Help With the Labor Shortage
The surge at the border isn’t going away. Making more work visas available would solve two problems. → Read More
Social Justice for California Fast-Food Workers? Where’s the Beef?
Sacramento lawmakers consider a bill that would price teenage burger flippers out of their jobs. → Read More