Showing posts with label race. Show all posts
Showing posts with label race. Show all posts
Walter E Williams: Who's Responsible?
What do we make of Hillary's observation? 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". Before we get into the nuts and bolts of that observation, I'd like to ask a question. Would well-meaning, ... MORE
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behavior,
crime,
culture,
discrimination,
misconduct,
race,
reputation,
stereotypes,
suspicion
Thomas Sowell: Charlatans And Sheep
A closer look at the dynamics of disparity. One of the many painful signs of the mindlessness of our times was a
recent section of the Wall Street Journal, built around the theme
"What's Holding Women Back in the Workplace?" Whenever some group is not equally represented in some institution or
activity, the automatic response in some ... MORE
Charlatans and Sheep: Part II Charlatans and Sheep Part III
Charlatans and Sheep: Part II Charlatans and Sheep Part III
Labels:
culture,
discrimination,
disparity,
diversity,
equality,
inequality,
political correctness,
race
Walter E Williams: Attack on Teachers
School violence is going to get worse. As the new school year begins, you might like to be updated on some school happenings that will no doubt be repeated this academic year. After this update, I have some questions one might ask the black leadership. The ongoing and escalating assault on primary- and secondary-school teachers is not a ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Wasn't Always This Way
A conclusion not supported by the facts. Academics and public intellectuals, who should know better, attempt to explain the highly visible and publicized pathology witnessed in cities such as Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Ferguson and others as a legacy of slavery. The argument is made that the problems encountered by many black Americans ... MORE
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academic,
Blacks,
civil rights,
dependency,
discrimination,
family,
race,
slavery,
unemployment
Thomas Sowell: A Revealing Clue
Jeb is a weakling. Even those of us who are not supporters of either Donald Trump or Jeb Bush can learn something by comparing how each of these men handled people who tried to disrupt their question-and-answer period after a speech. After Bush's speech, hecklers from a group called "Black Lives Matter" caused Bush to simply leave the scene. ... MORE
Labels:
appeasement,
Donald Trump,
Jeb Bush,
politicians,
politics,
presidency,
protesters,
race,
rights
Robert Gore: The Best Novel Nobody Has Read
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the most well-known American novel that nobody reads. Histories of the Civil War invariably mention its role in stoking abolitionist sentiment, and President Lincoln greeted Stowe as “the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war.” The book’s characters have become part of ... MORE
James Queally: Why The Police Killing Of This Unarmed White Man Has Not Provoked A National Media Outcry
Black lives matter, but ... Zachary Hammond, an unarmed white 19-year-old, was in the middle of a seemingly routine vehicle stop in South Carolina last week when a police officer fatally shot him. Police have said the officer fired in self-defense during a drug sting, but a subsequent autopsy seems to counter the officer’s claim that Hammond ... MORE
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abuse,
brutality,
drug war,
government,
law enforcement,
media bias,
police,
police state,
race
Walter E Williams: Legal And Academic Equality Nonsense
Disproportionality is not inequality. A particular act or policy might not have a discriminatory intent, but that doesn't let you off the hook. If it has a disproportionately negative impact on so-called protected classes, it is said to have a disparate impact and risks being prohibited by law. The uninformed assumption made by judges, lawyers and ... MORE
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discrimination,
disparity,
equality,
freedom,
inequality,
opportunity,
race,
statistics,
women
Walter E Williams: Cure For Racial Dishonesty
Cut the incentives. There have been several notable cases of racial fakery. Years ago, then-law professor Elizabeth "Fauxcahontas" Warren falsely claimed that her great-grandfather was Cherokee Indian. A diversity-starved Harvard University jumped at the opportunity to hire her. She was so good at the racial fakery that a 1997 Fordham Law ... MORE
Labels:
affirmative action,
classified,
deception,
diversity,
fraud,
government,
incentives,
politics,
race
Walter E Williams: Liberals Respect Me
Treated like a white man. During the early years of the Reagan administration, a Washington news conference was held for me for my first book, "The State Against Blacks." Before making summary statements about the book, I offered the reporters assembled that they could treat me like a white person. They could ask me hard, pressing questions. ... MORE
Walter E Williams: Some Odds And Ends
Wise observations. Occasionally, I wonder whether I'm alone in some of my wonderings. Look at the claim that conservatives or Republicans have launched a war on women as a part of their overall mean-spirited agenda. In the case of mistreatment of women — or of anyone else — assault, rape and murder are about as horrible as it gets. ... MORE
Thomas Sowell: Race, Politics and Lies
Behavior matters and so do facts. Among the many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scattered across the country were disrupted by riots and looting because of the demonstrable lie that Michael Brown was shot in the back by a white policeman in Missouri — but there was not nearly as much turmoil created by ... MORE
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Blacks,
history,
police,
protest,
race,
responsibility,
slavery,
social unrest,
society,
welfare state
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