Articles by Walter E. Williams

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Plain Commonsense Is Un-PC

All the more important for parents to ignore the SJWs, says Walter Williams.

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5/4/2016

Self-Ownership Is the Foundation of Freedom

And much more. Walter Williams at 80.

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4/27/2016

Rights vs. Wishes

Walter Williams schools Bernie and the rest.

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4/20/2016

Slavery and the Framers

Walter Williams on what the left won’t tell you.

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4/13/2016

Student Lunatics

Walter E. Williams on the campus renaming craze.

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4/6/2016

Campus Lunacy

Walter Williams on why so many college students are illiterate, innumerate, and resistant to understanding.

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3/30/2016

The Trade Deficit Doesn’t Matter

Walter Williams on basic economics.

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3/23/2016

Forgotten Founder

Walter Williams on Madison.

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3/18/2016

Seen and Unseen

Walter E. Williams on the amazing Frederic Bastiat.

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3/9/2016

Every Dime You’ve Got

Walter Williams on what the politicians really want.

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3/1/2016

Economic Nonsense From Politicians

Walter Williams on Bernie, Donald, etc.

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2/24/2016

Racial Segregation?

Don’t make Walter Williams laugh.

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2/10/2016

Don’t Blame Guns

Blame evil men, says Walter Williams.

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2/2/2016

Black Fathers and Mothers

They are the only answer to educating black students, says Walter Williams.

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1/26/2016

Blacks and the Confederacy

Walter Williams on real history.

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1/20/2016

A Bunch of Liars on the Minimum Wage

Or massively incompetent. Walter Willams on his fellow economists.

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1/12/2016

White People Can’t Fix Black Problems

Black people must do it, says Walter Williams.

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1/5/2016

Race Hustlers on Campus

Walter Williams on misleading and harming blacks.

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12/29/2015

Contempt for Liberty

Walter Williams on American immorality.

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12/22/2015

Women To Die for the Pentagon

It’s a social crime. Article by Walter Williams.

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12/15/2015

4 Very Expensive Years of PC Propaganda

Walter Williams asks, is a college education worth it?

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12/8/2015

Can We Learn From the European Migration Disaster?

We’d better, says Walter Williams.

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12/1/2015

Liberty Requires Bravery

It’s missing on campus, says Walter Williams.

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11/24/2015

Government Schools Are a Catastrophe

For whites, and especially for blacks, says Walter Williams.

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11/17/2015

Was a Black Valued at 3/5th of a White?

Walter Williams on the real story.

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11/10/2015

Left-Liberals Love Election Fraud

Walter Williams on why they denounce voter ID as racist.

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11/2/2015

If a Black Guy in a Hoodie Scares People

Who’s responsible? Article by Walter Williams.

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10/27/2015

Pro-Tyranny, Pro-Crime

Walter Williams on progressives and liberals.

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10/20/2015

The Truth About Wealth, Poverty, and Race

Walter Williams on the outstanding new book from Thomas Sowell.

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10/14/2015

Sex Equality in the Military

Walter Williams on unnecessary loss of life.

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9/30/2015

Idiotic or Dishonest?

Walter E. Williams on liberal reasoning.

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9/22/2015

Crime in Urban Classrooms

Some un-PC conclusions from Walter Williams.

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9/17/2015

A Legacy of Slavery?

Don’t make Walter Williams laugh.

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9/8/2015

Want Your Children Well-Educated and Safe?

Homeschool, says Walter Williams.

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9/1/2015

All Hail Uber and Lyft

As versus the vicious taxi cartel. Article by Walter Williams.

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8/25/2015

Academic Fascism

Finally, a little resistance, says Walter Williams.

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8/18/2015

Academic Fascism

Walter E. Williams on microaggressions and totalitarianism.

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8/11/2015

Equality Nonsense

Walter E. Williams on law and academia.

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8/4/2015

The Cure for Racial Dishonesty

Walter E. Williams on preventing fakery.

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7/28/2015

Was 1861 a Civil War?

Was the cause slavery? Time for truth, says Walter Williams.

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7/21/2015

The War of 1861

It established the federal dictatorship. Article by Walter Williams.

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7/14/2015

Stop the Gun Grabbers

They’re energized, but so are we. Article by Walter Williams.

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6/30/2015

Social Shaming

We need much more of it, says Walter Williams.

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6/16/2015

Improving Black Education

Does that mean blaming white people? Article by Walter Williams.

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6/9/2015

White Privilege

And other intellectual dishonesties. Article by Walter Williams.

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6/2/2015

Liberals Treat Me Like a White Man

They demand that I back up my arguments, says Walter Williams.

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5/26/2015

The Real Black Tragedy

Walter Williams on politicians, civil rights organizations, and the state.

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5/19/2015

Diversity Is Necessary for Academic Excellence?

Then explain Japan, says Walter Williams.

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5/12/2015

Are White Cops the Problem in Black Neighborhoods?

No, it’s black criminals, says Walter Williams.

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5/6/2015

Will California Die of Thirst?

Not if water has a market price. Article by Walter Williams.

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4/28/2015

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