Walter E. Williams, Ph.D., a columnist for The Daily Signal, was a professor of economics at George Mason University until his death Dec. 2, 2020.
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One of the unavoidable tragedies of youth is the temptation to think that what is seen today has always been. Nowhere is this more noticeable… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There are a couple of important economic lessons that the American people should learn. I’m going to title one “the seen and unseen” and the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Before we discuss violence with guns, I’d like to run a couple of questions by you. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A liberal-created failure that goes entirely ignored is the left’s harmful agenda for society’s most vulnerable people—the mentally ill. Eastern State Hospital, built in 1773… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A recent article in The Guardian dons the foreboding title “Robots will destroy our jobs—and we’re not ready for it.” The article claims, “For every… Read More
EducationCommentary
Carter G. Woodson, noted scholar, historian, and educator, created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became Black History Month in 1976. Woodson chose February because… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Some people have called for a balanced budget amendment to our Constitution as a means of reining in a big-spending Congress. That’s a misguided vision,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump reportedly asked why the U.S. is “having all these people from s—hole countries come here.” I think he could have used better… Read More
LawCommentary
President Donald Trump said, “We are going to take a strong look at our country’s libel laws so that when somebody says something that is… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Hillary Clinton blamed the Electoral College for her stunning defeat in the 2016 presidential election in her latest memoirs, “What Happened.” Some have claimed that… Read More
