High Stakes in Virginia
When school propaganda teaches black kids to hate white people, that is a danger to all Americans of every race. ...
About: Thomas Sowell
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Walter E. Williams 1936-2020
As a person, Walter Williams was unique. I have heard of no one else being described as being “like Walter Williams.” We may not see his like again. And that is...
Black Education Matters
Most Americans would probably be shocked and angry if they knew all the dirty tricks used to sabotage charter schools that are successfully educating low-income minority children. ...
Fact-free Politics
In this era when there has been more information available to more people than at any time in the past, it is also true that there has been more misinformation from...
‘Tax Cuts for the Rich’?
One of the painful realities of our times is how long a political lie can survive, even after having been disproved years ago, or even generations ago. A classic example is the...
The Real Lessons of Middlebury College
Many people seem shocked at the recent savagery of a mob of students at Middlebury College, who rioted to prevent Charles Murray from addressing a student group who had invited him...
Farewell
Even the best things come to an end. After enjoying a quarter of a century of writing this column for Creators Syndicate, I have decided to stop. Age 86 is well...
A Public Service
Sometimes someone inadvertently performs a public service by bringing an unbelievably stupid and dangerous idea to the surface, where it can be exposed for what it is. The New York Times can...
The ‘Diversity’ Fraud
Nothing so epitomizes the politically correct gullibility of our times as the magic word "diversity." The wonders of diversity are proclaimed from the media, extolled in the academy and confirmed in...
Where Are We?
We are now in a kind of political no-man's-land between an administration on its way out and a new administration taking shape. Predictions are always risky — and nowhere more so than in...
The Left’s Gambles
Sometimes life forces us to make decisions, even when we don't have enough information to know how the decision will turn out. The risks may be even greater when people make...
Football and Fallacies
Politicians, the intelligentsia and even the Supreme Court of the United States have been saying for decades that statistical disparities between racial groups indicate discrimination. If so, then the racial disparities...
Backward-looking “Progressives”
People who call themselves "progressives" claim to be forward-looking, but a remarkable amount of the things they say and do are based on looking backward. ...
What Now?: Part II
As the post-election shock of some, and the euphoria of others, both begin to wear off, the country and the new administration will have some very serious problems to face, at...
What Now?
The good news is that we dodged a bullet in this election. The bad news is that we don't know how many other bullets are coming, or from what direction. ...