Walter E. Williams's Blog, page 3

Let's Fight Tyranny

For more than a half-century, it has become abundantly clear that our nation faces increasing irreconcilable differences. At the root is the fact...

Trump and College Chaos

If one needed more evidence of the steep decay in academia, Donald Trump's victory provided it. Let's begin by examining the responses to his win,...

Blacks and Politicians

Donald Trump's surprise win has millions of Americans, many of whom are black, in a tizzy. Many, such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, are writing about...

Rules of the Game

The underpinnings of a decent society are neutral laws -- laws that favor no particular individual or group -- and the impartial enforcement of...

The Rich and Us

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, having a net worth of $81.8 billion, and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, having a net worth of $70.4 billion, are the...

Dumb American Youth

Do you wonder why Sen. Bernie Sanders and his ideas are so popular among American college students? The answer is that they, like so many other...

Freedom to Work

If a person wants to go into business as a taxicab owner, what requirements should be imposed to protect the public? The prospective taxicab owner...

A Constitutional Right to Literacy

Detroit school students, represented by the Los Angeles-based public interest firm Public Counsel, filed suit last month against the state of...

Discrimination and Segregation

I was invited, along with several other American professors, to deliver lectures at South Africa's University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg...

Transgenderism Can Be Helpful

North Carolina's legislative body passed the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, which mandates a statewide policy banning individuals...