Search results for: “walter williams”
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Newsweek Discovers Black Conservatives
“Conservatives honor their heritage, but when they look in the mirror they see a person, not a black person or a white person. But how does this work when you’re the only black person in a group?” ~ Clifford F. Thies
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Economics Classroom
“Critics worry that DEI initiatives will lead to watered down, therapeutic curricula, but the DEI push is a great time for economics (and economists!) to shine in the classroom with hard-headed but soft-hearted analysis.” ~ Art Carden
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The Political Paternalists Take Aim at Milton Friedman
“How very disappointed Mr. Carter will no doubt be, when the policies he espouses end up, once again, having the disastrous effects they have always produced in the past. Much to Mr. Carter’s chagrin, it will be Milton Friedman’s ideas on liberty that will be shown to be the far more enduring ones.” ~ Richard…
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Thomas Sowell at 90: Understanding Race Relations Around the World
“Now, at the age of 90, Thomas Sowell continues to offer us understanding and insight into the attitudes and institutions that can bring all people greater peace and prosperity, as well as human liberty.” ~ Richard Ebeling
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Why “Operation Warp Speed” Could Be Deadly
For some, perhaps those in crowded urban environments, taking a COVID-19 vaccine may seem like a wise choice. Individuals choosing to be vaccinated deserve the safest possible vaccine, a vaccine for which insurance companies insuring vaccine manufacturers will provide liability protection.
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The 1619 Project Debate: A Bibliography
As the debate over the New York Times’ 1619 Project continues, it is helpful to have a list of resources that encompass the project’s contents and criticisms of the same. What follows below is a bibliographic reference to each, which I will also periodically update as new commentary becomes available. I make no specific endorsements…
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Gift Giving Is Better for Society than Economists Think
Remember that when Scrooge fully understood the joy of the season he became a full-fledged member of a truly wealthy society built upon compassion, trust, and strong fellowship.
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The New History of Capitalism Has a “Whiteness” Problem
Thus do we arrive at the unenviable position where scholars in the New History of Capitalism genre are guilty of the very same faults that they invoke to dismiss critics of the 1619 Project.
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Egregious Errors in The New Yorker’s Account of Financial History
For a child of a banker, John Lanchester manages to get a lot of banking backwards.
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Four Consequences if Republicans Fail on Tax Reform
After their chronic inability to move the needle on Obamcare reform, Republicans have now turned their attention to taxes. They have to give up show-and-tell politics for get-it-done legislation. Is that too much to ask? Hopefully, no. Probably, yes.
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Newsweek Discovers Black Conservatives
“Conservatives honor their heritage, but when they look in the mirror they see a person, not a black person or a white person. But how does this work when you’re the only black person in a group?” ~ Clifford F. Thies
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Economics Classroom
“Critics worry that DEI initiatives will lead to watered down, therapeutic curricula, but the DEI push is a great time for economics (and economists!) to shine in the classroom with hard-headed but soft-hearted analysis.” ~ Art Carden
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The Political Paternalists Take Aim at Milton Friedman
“How very disappointed Mr. Carter will no doubt be, when the policies he espouses end up, once again, having the disastrous effects they have always produced in the past. Much to Mr. Carter’s chagrin, it will be Milton Friedman’s ideas on liberty that will be shown to be the far more enduring ones.” ~ Richard…
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Thomas Sowell at 90: Understanding Race Relations Around the World
“Now, at the age of 90, Thomas Sowell continues to offer us understanding and insight into the attitudes and institutions that can bring all people greater peace and prosperity, as well as human liberty.” ~ Richard Ebeling
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Why “Operation Warp Speed” Could Be Deadly
For some, perhaps those in crowded urban environments, taking a COVID-19 vaccine may seem like a wise choice. Individuals choosing to be vaccinated deserve the safest possible vaccine, a vaccine for which insurance companies insuring vaccine manufacturers will provide liability protection.
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•
The 1619 Project Debate: A Bibliography
As the debate over the New York Times’ 1619 Project continues, it is helpful to have a list of resources that encompass the project’s contents and criticisms of the same. What follows below is a bibliographic reference to each, which I will also periodically update as new commentary becomes available. I make no specific endorsements…
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Gift Giving Is Better for Society than Economists Think
Remember that when Scrooge fully understood the joy of the season he became a full-fledged member of a truly wealthy society built upon compassion, trust, and strong fellowship.
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The New History of Capitalism Has a “Whiteness” Problem
Thus do we arrive at the unenviable position where scholars in the New History of Capitalism genre are guilty of the very same faults that they invoke to dismiss critics of the 1619 Project.
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•
Egregious Errors in The New Yorker’s Account of Financial History
For a child of a banker, John Lanchester manages to get a lot of banking backwards.
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•
Four Consequences if Republicans Fail on Tax Reform
After their chronic inability to move the needle on Obamcare reform, Republicans have now turned their attention to taxes. They have to give up show-and-tell politics for get-it-done legislation. Is that too much to ask? Hopefully, no. Probably, yes.