According to estimates by the Tax Policy Center, slightly over 45 percent of American households have no federal income tax liability.
Walter Williams
Walter Williams (March 31, 1936 – December 1, 2020) was an American economist, commentator, academic, and columnist at Capitalism Magazine.
He was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, and a syndicated editorialist for Creator's Syndicate. He is author of Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination?, and numerous other works.
Gullible Americans For Coercion: The Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump Ticket
Too many Americans believe in the possibility of a free lunch. Politicians exploit that gullibility.
Compassionate Totalitarians: Clinton, Sanders and Progressivism
Let’s talk about the origins of progressivism.
Sloppy Language: Racial Segregation, Disparities, Gaps and Disproportionality
Before we invest resources into worrying about such matters, we might focus on language corruption, because it is polluting our thinking, resulting in inept and dangerous social policies.
Isn’t It Strange?
Isn’t it strange that after a bombing, everyone blames the bomber, but after a shooting, the problem is the gun?
American Education Insanity
Today, expenditures per pupil in the United States exceed those of nearly every other country in the world.
Minimum Wage Floors Increase Unemployment of Low-Skilled Labour
It is incompetence or dishonesty for my fellow economists to deny these two effects of minimum wages: discrimination against employment of low-skilled labor and the lowering of the cost of racial discrimination.
An Unappreciated Tax on the Poor: The Cost of High Crime Communities
Compare the operation of a supermarket in a low-crime neighborhood with that of one in a high-crime neighborhood.
Military Social Engineering: The Myth of a Gender-Neutral Playing Field
Official lies and deception will eventually reveal themselves with unnecessary loss of lives on the battlefield.
How Education “Diversity” Hustlers Hurt Blacks for Their Own Benefit
Black people cannot afford to have our youngsters turned into failures in order to support the agendas of diversity race hustlers and to lessen the guilt of white liberals.
Squandered Resources on College Education
What goes on at many colleges adds to the argument that college for many is a waste of resources.
Lessons from Europe on Intolerant Immigrants
Europe provides a valuable lesson for Americans — on what not to do.
Defending The Freedom of Speech and Association Requires Bravery
To truly support free speech, one has to accept that some people will say and publish things he finds deeply offensive. Similarly, to be for freedom of association, one has to accept that some people will associate in ways that he finds deeply offensive, such as associa…
America’s Education Disaster
Walter Williams on the shocking decline in college academic standards.
Walter Williams on The American Founding Fathers and Slavery
What distinguishes the West, namely Britain and the U.S., from other nations are the extraordinary measures they took to abolish slavery.
Democrats for Voter Fraud
Since liberal Democrats only challenge legal procedures to promote ballot-box integrity, the conclusion one reaches is that they are for vote fraud prevalent in many Democrat-controlled cities.
The Solution Lies with Black People
Blacks in positions of political power has not lived up to its billing.
Who is Responsible for Creating Fear of a Young Black Man in a Hoodie?
Hillary Clinton told a mixed audience, “I mean, if we’re honest, for a lot of well-meaning, open-minded white people, the sight of a young black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear.”
Guns and Self Defense: The Anti-Freedom “Progressive” Vision
After every tragic shooting, liberals and progressives call for more gun laws. They exploit American ignorance as to why the Framers gave us Second Amendment protections.
Thomas Sowell’s Latest Book: Wealth Poverty and Politics
“Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective” is a true gem in terms of exposing the demagoguery and sheer ignorance of politicians and intellectuals in their claims about wealth and poverty.
Suppressing Free Speech To Promote The Environmental Cult’s Agenda
I receive loads of mail in response to my weekly nationally syndicated column. Some recent mail has been quite disturbing. Here’s a sample: “Given your support of freedom on a great many issues, I wish to bring to your attention the following George Mason...
Unnecessary Loss of Life
In our latest wars, many of the casualties suffered by American troops are a direct result of their having to obey rules of engagement created by politicians who have never set foot on — or even seen — a battlefield
Socialist Economic Reasoning: Idiotic or Dishonest?
Many people argue that liberals, socialists and progressives do not understand basic economics. I am not totally convinced about that.
Blaming The Victim: Violent Assaults on School Teachers
The sorry and tragic state of black education and its attendant problems will not be turned around until there’s a change in what’s acceptable behavior and what’s unacceptable behavior.
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