Reasoning About Race
So much of our reasoning about race is both emotional and faulty. In ordinary, as well as professional, conversation, we use terms such as discrimination, prejudice, racial preferences and racism interchangeably,...
About: Walter E. Williams
Posts by Walter E. Williams
It’s Our Constitution — Not Kavanaugh
If confirmed, Brett Kavanaugh will bring to the U.S. Supreme Court a vision closer to that of the Framers than the vision of those who believe that the Constitution is a...
South Africa Question
South Africa has been thrown into the news because of President Donald Trump's recent tweet that he instructed his secretary of state to "closely study" alleged land seizures from white farmers...
Immigrants and Disease
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, when masses of European immigrants were trying to enter our country, those with dangerous diseases were turned back from Ellis Island. Americans...
Enough’s Enough
Ordinary decency demands that something be done to address the horrible conditions under which so many black Americans live. ...
Colleges: A Force for Evil
Many of the nation's colleges have become a force for evil and a focal point for the destruction of traditional American values. ...
Can We Trust Experts?
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted that if Donald Trump were elected, there would be a protracted recession within 18 months. ...
Our Rules of the Game: U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution represents our "rules of the game." Supreme Court justices should be seen as umpires or referees, whose job is to enforce neutral rules. ...
College Destruction of Black Students
The fact that black students have low class rankings at such high-powered law schools as Penn doesn't mean that they are stupid or uneducable. It means that they've been admitted to...
Diversity and Inclusion Harm II
In recent years, the Federal Aviation Administration has also become consumed by diversity and inclusion. ...
Blind to Real Problems
White liberals and the Democratic Party are the major beneficiaries of keeping black people fearful, angry, victimized and resentful. It's crucial to both their political success and their efforts to change...
Diversity and Inclusion Harm
Universities and other institutions have started watering down standards and requirements in order to attract more minorities and women. Some of the arguments for doing so border on insanity. ...
Past Versus Present Americans
With greater accessibility to guns in the past, why wasn't there the kind of violence we see today, when there is much more restricted access to guns? ...
Capitalism vs. Socialism
Several recent polls, plus the popularity of Sen. Bernie Sanders, demonstrate that young people prefer socialism to free market capitalism. That, I believe, is a result of their ignorance and indoctrination...