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Back to School: Re-education at George Mason

By: Walter Williams This week begins my 34th year serving on George Mason University�s distinguished economics faculty. You might imagine my surprise when I received a letter from its Office of Equity and Diversity Services notifying me that I was required to �complete the in-person Equal Opportunity and Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policies and Procedures […] Continue reading →

Natural Gas Prices and Energy manipulation

By: Walter Williams Why is it that natural gas sells in the U.S. for $3.94 per 1,000 cubic feet and in Europe and Japan for $11.60 and $17, respectively? Part of the answer is our huge supply. With high-tech methods of extraction and with discovery of vast gas-rich shale deposits, estimated reserves are about 2.4 […] Continue reading →

5 Liberal Policies That Backfire and Ruin Lives

John Hawkins “The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” — Ronald Reagan “There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs.” — Thomas Sowell “In the matter of reforming things, as distinct from deforming them, there is one plain and simple principle: […] Continue reading →

Is Racial Profiling moral?

By: Walter Williams Police Capt. Louis Renault, played by Claude Rains in the 1942 movie “Casablanca,” in the wake of the shooting of a Nazi officer, ordered his men to “round up the usual suspects.” Was Renault engaging in some sort of profiling? He may have been, but what is profiling? Let’s look at it. […] Continue reading →