Institutional Racism
Most of what might be called institutional or systemic racism is practiced by the nation’s institutions of higher learning. ...
About: Walter E. Williams
Posts by Walter E. Williams
Back to Academic Brainwashing
Parents, legislators, taxpayers and others footing the bill for college education might be interested in just what is in store for the upcoming academic year. ...
Are Today’s Leftists Truly Marxists?
It is easy to be a Marxist if you know little of his life. Marx’s predictions about capitalism and the “withering away of the state” turned out to be grossly wrong....
Leftist Effort to Revise American History
There is very little new under the sun. The monument and statue destruction that we are witnessing has been witnessed in other times and other places. ...
Is Racism Responsible for Today’s Black Problems?
Crime is a major problem for many black communities, but how much of it can be attributed to causes such as institutional racism, systemic racism and white privilege? ...
Historical Ignorance and Confederate Generals
The Confederacy has been the excuse for some of today’s rioting, property destruction and grossly uninformed statements. ...
Despicable Behavior of Today’s Academicians
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...
Charter Schools and Their Enemies
Charter schools are having remarkable success in areas with traditionally poor public-school education. This success is often not welcomed by government officials and public school teachers’ unions. ...
An Underappreciated American Scholar
Dr. Thomas Sowell has been both a friend and a colleague of mine for over a half-century. On June 30, he will have completed his 90th year of life, and I...
Insults to Black History
After that, black people should be simply left alone as opposed to being smothered by the paternalism inspired by white guilt. ...
Now What?
Black people must become intolerant of criminals who make their lives living hell, even if it means taking the law into their own hands. ...
The True Plight of Black Americans
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...
Some Facts Worth Knowing
Most surveys on U.S. poverty are deeply flawed. Even poor Americans are richer than the average person in most other developed nations. ...
Insane News Tidbits
The biggest casualty from the COVID-19 pandemic has nothing to do with the disease. It’s the power we’ve given to politicians and bureaucrats. ...
Rotten Education Isn’t Preordained
Black people cannot afford to buy into any attack on education alternatives. Charter schools across the nation offer a way out of the educational abyss. ...