Walter E. Williams, Ph.D., a columnist for The Daily Signal, was a professor of economics at George Mason University until his death Dec. 2, 2020.
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We black people are so convenient and useful to America’s leftists. Whenever there’s a bit of silencing to be done, just accuse a detractor or… Read More
EconomyCommentary
I’m not sure whether COVID-19, first identified in Wuhan, China, qualifies as a true disaster in the U.S. Putting the disease in perspective, we might… Read More
EducationCommentary
A recent report by Chris Stewart has shed new light on some of the educational problems faced by black youth. The report is titled “The… Read More
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Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., call for socialism has resonated among many Americans, particularly young Americans. They’ve fallen prey to the idea of a paradise here… Read More
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Sen. Bernie Sanders said: “I believe that health care is a right of all people.” He’s not alone in that contention. That claim comes from… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Here are a few headlines about an African tragedy: “Africa’s Worst Locust Plague in Decades Threatens Millions” (The Wall Street Journal), “‘Unprecedented’ Locust Invasion Approaches… Read More
LawCommentary
Before former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg threw his hat into the 2020 presidential race, he defended the New York Police Department’s use of… Read More
EducationCommentary
A recent Pew Research Center survey finds that only half of American adults think colleges and universities are having a positive effect on our nation…. Read More
LawCommentary
The three-part documentary TV series “A More or Less Perfect Union,” produced by Free to Choose Network, will air on various PBS stations across the… Read More
Economy Commentary
I have been teaching economics since 1967—40 years of it at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. During that interval, economic reality has not changed…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
During President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, we’ll hear a lot of talk about our rules for governing. One frequent claim is that our nation is… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s nearly impossible to have even a short conversation with a college administrator, politician, or chief executive without the words diversity and inclusion dropping from… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Criminal activity imposes huge costs on black residents in low-income neighborhoods of cities such as Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and many others. Thousands… Read More
EducationCommentary
Colleges have been around for centuries. College students have also been around for centuries. Yet, college administrators assume that today’s students have needs that were… Read More
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam apologized for his medical school blackface stunt, but he will have much more to apologize for if he signs into law… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Here are several questions for biologists and medical professionals: At all levels, governments ignore biology and permit people to make their sex optional on a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Richard Ebeling, professor of economics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and my longtime friend and colleague, has written an important article,… Read More
EducationCommentary
This year’s education scandal saw parents shelling out megabucks to gain college admittance for their children. Federal prosecutors have charged more than 50 people with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said that racism in America is “foundational” and that people of color were under “mortal threat” from the “white supremacist… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The absolute worst case of professional incompetence and dishonesty is in the area of climate science. Tony Heller has exposed some of the egregious dishonesty… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A recent survey conducted by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and polled by YouGov, a research and data firm, found that 70% of millennials… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Jews have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes in economics, 30% of those in medicine, 25% in physics, 20% in chemistry, 15% in literature,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Gun control did not become politically acceptable until the Gun Control Act of 1968 signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law’s primary… Read More
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Attorney General William Barr last week told a University of Notre Dame Law School audience that attacks on religious liberty have contributed to a moral… Read More
EducationCommentary
If you need an accurate update on some of the madness at the nation’s institutions of higher learning, check out Minding the Campus, a nonprofit… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Competitive Enterprise Institute has published a new paper, “Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions.” Keep in mind that many of the grossly… Read More
SocietyCommentary
During my student days at a UCLA economics department faculty/graduate student coffee hour in the 1960s, I was chatting with professor Armen Alchian, probably the… Read More
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The U.S. Department of Justice has recently sued the Baltimore County government alleging that its written test for police officer recruits was unfairly biased against… Read More
EducationCommentary
Just when we thought colleges could not spout loonier ideas, we have a new one from American University. They hired a professor to teach other… Read More
LawCommentary
John Paul Wright, professor at University of Cincinnati, and Matthew DeLisi, professor at Iowa State University, have penned a powerful article titled “What Criminologists Don’t… Read More
