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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Google fired software engineer James Damore for writing a 10-page memo critical of the company’s diversity policy. The memo violated the company’s code of conduct… Read More
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August is the month when parents bid farewell to not only their college-bound youngsters but also a sizable chunk of cash for tuition. More than… Read More
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For the most part, people share common goals. Most of us want poor people to enjoy higher standards of living, greater traffic safety, more world… Read More
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Here’s part of President Donald Trump’s speech in Poland: The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do… Read More
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There are political movements to push the federal minimum hourly wage to $15. Raising the minimum wage has popular support among Americans. Their reasons include… Read More
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Is there no limit to the level of disgusting behavior on college campuses that parents, taxpayers, donors, and legislators will accept? Colleges have become islands… Read More
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My “Rewriting American History” column of a fortnight ago, about the dismantling of Confederate monuments, generated considerable mail. Some argued there should not be statues… Read More
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Greg Caskey is a 27-year-old Abington, Pennsylvania, native who is a social sciences teacher at Delaware Military Academy. The academy is a thriving charter high… Read More
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George Orwell said, “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” In the former Union… Read More
