Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racism. Show all posts

Walter E Williams: White Privilege

The propaganda and lunacy is deepening in schools.       What would you think if your 8-year-old came home and told you that "white privilege is something that white people have, meaning they have an advantage in a lot of things and they can get a job more easily"? You would have heard that at the recent 15th annual White       ... MORE

Walter E Williams: A Lesson On Racial Discrimination

Open markets destroy racism.         Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers owner, was recorded by his mistress making some crude racist remarks. Since then, Sterling's racist comments have dominated the news, from talk radio to late-night shows. A few politicians have weighed in, with President Barack Obama congratulating the NBA for its   ... MORE

America: Where It's Dangerous To Think

by Barry Farber. The lynch mob blasted through town amid the cheers and unconditional surrender of all the inhabitants; at least almost all. In their triumphal rage they trashed traditions that had made America famous and successfully replaced those traditions with something awful for America. If Thomas Jefferson were alive, he’d drop dead!    ... MORE

John Stossel: Offensive Speech

We need more speech, not less.   Last week, when the NBA banned racist team owner Donald Sterling, some said: "What about free speech? Can't a guy say what he thinks anymore?" The answer: yes, you can. But the free market may punish you. In America today, the market punishes racists aggressively. This punishment is not "censorship."        ... MORE

Donald Sterling And What We're Learning About Privacy

by Mitch Albom.     Now that Donald Sterling has been banned, fined and condemned — the proper, if ugly, conclusion, in my mind — we should discuss how it happened. Most of us don't need to worry about angry mistresses, Department of Justice investigations, discrimination lawsuits and a history of bigoted comments. But all of us need to worry  ... MORE

Andrew Napolitano: Race And Freedom

America should be a free speech zone.     Cliven Bundy should be happy for the public revelation of the private comments of fellow racist Donald Sterling; the latter has replaced the former as the person Americans most love to hate. These two bigots recently spewed racial hatred: Bundy suggesting that African-Americans might do      ... MORE

Walter E Williams: Equality In Discipline

A discipline based on quotas not behavior.         George Leef, director of research for the North Carolina-based John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, authored a Forbes op-ed article titled "Obama Administration Takes Groupthink To Absurd Lengths." The subtitle is "School Discipline Rates Must Be 'Proportionate.'" Let's       ... MORE

Should Bigots Be Allowed To Exclude Gays And Blacks?

by Sheldon Richman.          We can oppose bigotry without politicians. Should the government coercively sanction business owners who, out of apparent religious conviction, refuse to serve particular customers? While such behavior is repugnant, the refusal to serve someone because of his or her race, ethnicity, or sexual      ... MORE

Should White NFL Owners Shackle Black Language?

New rule targets black players.    The NFL is expected to consider a new rule that would see players receive a 15-yard penalty if they use the N-word on the field. Michael Wilbon, an opponent of the potential rule, used the word on live television Monday to make his point. Wilbon, co-host of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption, argues that although it    ... MORE

Humberto Fontova: Caveat On Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela's commitment to liberty.     A Martian visiting earth this week, coasting TV channels and perusing papers, would have to conclude that among the items that most interest this planet’s news bureaus is the plight of former political prisoners, especially black ones. Well, many Cubans (many of them black) suffered longer and    ... MORE

When Political Correctness Trumps Human Lives

Thomas Sowell on a very dangerous game.         New York City police authorities are investigating a series of unprovoked physical attacks in public places on people who are Jewish, in the form of what is called "the knockout game." The way the game is played, one of a number of young blacks decides to show that he can knock down some        ... MORE

U.S. Police Have Killed Over 5,000 Civilians Since 9/11

Death by cop 8X more likely than death by terrorist.    Though Americans commonly believe law enforcement’s role in society is to protect them and ensure peace and stability within the community, the sad reality is that police departments are often more focused on enforcing laws, making arrests and issuing citations. As a result of this as     ... MORE

Walter E Williams: Touchy Topics

Here's a question:       What is the true test of one's commitment to freedom of expression? Is it when one permits others to express ideas with which he agrees? Or is it when he permits others to express ideas he finds deeply offensive? I'm betting that most people would wisely answer that it's the latter, and I'd agree. How about this question:      ... MORE