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Walter E. Williams, Ph.D., is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. He holds a Doctor of Humane Letters from Virginia Union University and Grove City College, Doctor of Laws from Washington and Jefferson College and Doctor Honoris Causa en Ciencias Sociales from Universidad Francisco Marroquin, in Guatemala, where he is also Professor Honorario.
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When elites make our decisions for us

by Walter Williams -- The ultimate constraint we all face is knowledge – what we know and don't know. The knowledge problem is pervasive and by no means trivial as hinted at more…

Another deadly government dictum

by Walter Williams -- How many things in our lives would we like to depend upon the generosity and selflessness of our fellow man, and do you think we would like the more…

Why the left excuses communist horrors

by Walter Williams -- Last Tuesday, I had the pleasurable task of being master of ceremonies for the Atlas Economic Research Foundation dinner in Washington, D.C., that celebrated the 20th anniversary of more…

Constitutional contempt

by Walter Williams -- At Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Oct. 29 press conference, a CNS News reporter asked, "Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual more…

What really caused the Great Depression

by Walter Williams -- Steve H. Hanke is a professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and senior fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., and writes frequently more…

Obama should have rejected Nobel

by Walter Williams -- According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded to the person who: "during the preceding year, shall have done … the most or the best more…

Why America is exceptional

by Walter Williams -- Americans are harder workers, more philanthropic, individualistic, self-reliant and antigovernment than people in most other countries. We've turned what was an 18th-century Third World nation into the freest more…

University idiots

by Walter Williams -- College education is a costly proposition with tuition, room and board at some colleges topping $50,000 a year. Is it worth it? Increasing evidence suggests that it's not. more…

How 'social justice' leads to mass murder

by Walter Williams -- Rep. Diane Watson said, in praising Cuba's health-care system, "You can think whatever you want to about Fidel Castro, but he was one of the brightest leaders I more…

Is disagreement with Obama racism?

by Walter Williams -- Former President Jimmy Carter said, "I think an overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity toward President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a more…