Walter E. Williams
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Race Is the New Ironic Deception Seen in Academia
One cannot be sure about race these days because of "blackfishing," a trend in which people alter their appearance to present themselves as black. → Read More
Supreme Court and Rules of the Game
A referee’s job, whether a football referee or Supreme Court justice, is to know the rules of the game and ensure those rules are evenly applied. → Read More
Racial Discrimination and the Loss of Yesterday's Spiritual Courage
In 1936, most black people lived in gross material poverty and racial discrimination. Such poverty and discrimination is all but nonexistent today. → Read More
Despicable Behavior of Today's Academicians, by Walter E.Williams
The Michigan State University administration pressured professor Stephen Hsu to resign from his position as vice president of research and innovation because he touted research that found police are not more likely to shoot black Americans. The study found: → Read More
WILLIAMS: The True Plight Of Black Americans
While it might not be popular to say in the wake of the recent social disorder, the true plight of black people has little or nothing to do with the police or what has been called “systemic racism.” Instead, we need to look at the responsibilities of those running our big cities. Some of the […] → Read More
COVID-19 Crisis Is Giving New Power to Bureaucrats, Politicians
"If everything we do saves just one life, I'll be happy," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says in justifying his coronavirus measures. → Read More
The Nation's Report Card Shows a Sorry State for Eighth-Graders
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos blames "antiquated" education methods for low test scores among the nation's eighth-graders. → Read More
Conservative Cities Ending the Race Achievement Gap in Education
For instance, black students in Oklahoma City even have higher high school graduation rates than white students. → Read More
Rights Versus Wishes
Our individual right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness imposes no obligation upon another other than the duty of noninterference. → Read More
Political Bias and Anti-Americanism on College Campuses
The leftist bias at our colleges and universities has many harmful effects. → Read More
The Victims of Race-Focused Liberals Are Blacks
White liberals help the Democratic Party maintain political control over cities, where many black residents live in despair, such as Baltimore, St. Louis, Detroit, Chicago. → Read More
Young People Might Reject Socialism If They Knew These Facts
Communist regimes are responsible for millions of deaths throughout history, yet today, 1 in 3 millennials see communism as "favorable." → Read More
The Absurdity of Thinking Disparities Prove Discrimination
Who's to blame for ethnic disproportionality among Nobel Prize winners, NBA players, and economists and what can be done to promote social justice? → Read More
How Wokeness Is Turning Back the Clock
At the University of Nevada, racial integration is actively discouraged—and at taxpayer expense. → Read More
The Victim Trap That Keeps People Down
It's an error to generalize that people are friends or enemies, or that people are out to either help you or hurt you. → Read More
New York Times' '1619 Project' Has Key Error About Our Founding
The word democracy appears nowhere in the two most fundamental founding documents of our nation—the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. → Read More
Too Many American Blacks Live in Horrible Conditions
In Chicago, one person is shot every four hours and murdered every 18 hours. Similar statistics can be found in many predominantly black neighborhoods. → Read More
Why the Left Targets Western Civilization
Joe Biden, criticizing sexual assault, said, "This is English jurisprudential culture, a white man's culture," adding, "It's got to change." → Read More
Discrimination Isn't the Only Thing Causing Inequality
Different social classes raise their children differently. That makes a real difference when it comes to economic outcomes. → Read More
What the Left Gets Wrong About Racial Disparities
Prejudice alone does not explain the achievement gap between racial groups. → Read More