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Politicians vs. the Constitution
With characteristic bluntness, Walter Williams explains that much of what is happening in Washington is eroding American exceptionalism by underming the Constitution’s restraints on the power of the...
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Politicians Are the Enemy, not Rich People
Politicians like to play a class-warfare game of demonizing rich people. Walter Williams explains, though, that rich people can only do bad things to us if they are conspiring with politicians. The...
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Walter Williams Decimates Obamacare
Walter Williams correctly summarizes what it means to make healthcare a “right.” And he also dusts off that quaint document, long forgotten in Washington, called the U.S. Constitution.
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Walter Williams: Is Secession the Answer?
Because the looters and moochers in Washington have made a mockery of the Constitution, Professor Williams wonders whether the only solution is for advocates of limited government to split off and...
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Walter Williams on Immigration
I have mixed feelings about the right response to illegal immigration. I don´t favor amnesty because of my respect for the rule of law and because it would encourage more illegal immigration. On the...
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How Unions Screw Poor People Out of Jobs
Ever wonder why unions care so much about the minimum wage when almost all union members get paid above that level? The answer is simply, but sleazy. As Walter Williams explains, they want to protect...
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Walter Williams and America’s Founding
I’ve only excerpted three paragraphs, but you should read his entire column. It is very tragic that the vision of liberty put forth by the Founders has been so undermined by modern politicians who...
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Roosevelt and Obama, Two Peas in a Pod
Walter Williams explains how Roosevelt’s policies extended the Great Depression. SInce Obama apparently would like to be the new FDR, this does not bode well for America’s future. The good news, so to...
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Walter Williams Discusses Racial and Sexual Profiling
With his usual bluntness, Professor Walter Williams of George Mason University explains why profiling is not always a sign of racism or sexism. And it certainly doesn’t necessarily indicate animus. His...
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Have Republicans Learned from their Mistakes?
Walter Williams looks at the terrible job Republicans did when they last held power and asks whether they deserve to win the House and/or Senate this November. Or perhaps the real question is whether...
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A Basic – but Critical – Economics Lesson from Walter Williams
Just because something is free, that doesn’t mean there is no cost. This is the core message of Walter Williams’ column, which uses the example of “employer-paid” Social Security taxes to explain how...
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The Poverty Pimp Index
Walter Williams periodically has explained that the main beneficiaries of the so-called War on Poverty are all the bureaucrats who have very lucrative jobs in all the various redistribution programs,...
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Walter Williams Is Skeptical about the House GOP Pledge to Obey the Constitution
Walter Williams has a column about the House GOP’s commitment to make sure legislation is consistent with the Constitution. As with most things he writes, it is very much worth reading. Walter starts...
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The Extraordinary Life and Insight of Walter Williams
I don’t think I’ve ever promoted a book since starting this blog, but the new autobiography from Walter Williams is too good not to recommend. But don’t believe me. Walter was just interviewed by the...
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School Choice Is a Necessary but not Sufficient Condition to Improve...
School choice should be the civil rights issue of the 21st century. Rich people already have school choice, both because they have the ability to live in good school districts and they have the...
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We Should Promote Liberty in the Middle East, not Democracy
I haven’t commented on what’s been happening in Libya, Egypt, and the rest of the Arab world. This isn’t because I don’t care, but rather because I don’t have much knowledge about the area and I’m not...
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Walter Williams, Freedom Fighter
I’ve been fortunate to know Walter Williams ever since I began my Ph.D. studies at George Mason University in the mid-1980s. He is a very good economist, but his real value is as a public intellectual....
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Policies that Disproportionately Hurt Blacks Are Bad, even if They Are...
Professor Walter Williams comments on new research showing how the minimum wage is hurting African-American employment. Last week, two labor economists, Professors William Even (Miami University of...
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Are We Obligated to Obey Unjust Laws?
After World War II, some Germans tried to defend venal behavior by claiming that they were “just following orders” from their government. Governments in America have never done anything nearly as awful...
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Walter Williams vs. Barack Obama on Class Warfare
It isn’t fair to compare and contrast the views of a distinguished economist with the envious ramblings of a career politician/community activist. But it’s also not right for the government to use...
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