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Walter E. Williams

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University.

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Regardless of high court ruling, states should defy 'Obamacare'

Published: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Let's think about whether all acts of Congress deserve our respect and obedience. Moral people can't rely solely on the courts to establish what's right or wrong.

What is fair about 47 percent in U.S. paying no federal taxes?

Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:00 am MDT

The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation does a yeoman's job of keeping track of how much we're paying in taxes and who's paying what.

Good economists are not the kind of folks you want to be around

Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 12:00 am MDT

It's difficult to be a good economist and simultaneously be perceived as compassionate. To be a good economist, one has to deal with reality. To appear compassionate, often one has to avoid unpleasant questions...

Race hustlers stacking kindling, waiting for blaze

Published: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:00 am MDT

One doesn't have to be a liberal, conservative, Democrat or Republican to see the danger posed by America's race hustlers, who are stacking up piles of combustible racial kindling and ready for a racial arsonis...

Democratic agenda has not been a friend to black Americans

Published: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:00 am MDT

It's not unreasonable to ask how valuable the variously labeled liberal, Democratic or progressive agenda has been to black Americans and whether blacks should proceed in political lock step with this agenda.

Freedom needs to come before equality, or you will get neither

Published: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:00 am MST

Rick Santorum's speech at the Detroit Economic Club stirred a bit of controversy when he said: "I'm not about equality of result when it comes to income inequality. There is income inequality in America. There ...

To compete globally, American students must learn to do math

Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:00 am MST

If one manages to graduate from high school without the rudiments of algebra, geometry and trigonometry, there are certain relatively high-paying careers probably off-limits for life — such as careers in ...

Why are inner-city schools more violent today than in the past?

Published: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:00 am MST

The Philadelphia Inquirer's big story Feb. 4 was about how a budget crunch at the Philadelphia School District had caused the district to lay off 91 school police officers. Over the years, there's been no discu...

Schools of education are to blame for poor student performance

Published: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:00 am MST

Education majors are woefully lacking in academic skills.

Greed, not government or laws, helps victims of discrimination

Published: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 12:00 am MST

Last week's column started off asking: "What human motivation gets the most wonderful things done?" The answer is that human greed is what gets wonderful things done.