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Tag Archives: Walter Williams
Good reading
We are lucky enough to get a two-fer from Thomas Sowell this week: The Progressive Legacy: Part I Part II Walter Williams writes about the pathology of low expectations. Here’s a snippet from his column: How might one explain the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Politics
Tagged Education, progressive, Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams
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How much of what you earn belongs to me?
Speedmaster, at the Pretense of Knowledge blog posted this great quote from Walter Williams: What’s “just” has been debated for centuries, but let me offer you my definition of social justice: I keep what I earn and you keep what you … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Liberty
Tagged Pretense of Knowledge, Social justice, Walter Williams
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We have high tolerance for disatrous gambles
In his column this week, Walter Williams discusses a Ron Paul/Wolf Blitzer debate moment and NY Times columnist Paul Krugman’s reaction to it. He [Krugman] was referring to a GOP presidential debate in which Rep. Ron Paul was asked what … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking, Debate, Economics, Feedback, Government, Health Care, Root Cause, Trade Offs
Tagged New York Times, Paul Krugman, Ron Paul, Walter Williams, Wolf Blitzer
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We are ruled by poor logic
Speaking about Walter Williams, his latest column, Should the Rich Be Condemned?, is worth a read. The whole column is so good that I put it under the fold. Here’s one key paragraph: President Barack Obama, in stoking up class … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Debate, Government, Liberty, Politics
Tagged class warfare, Rich, Walter Williams
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Two ways of saying the same thing
Normally, the holidays bring some family discussion on politics. This weekend, those discussions were limited. The following is the extent of the political discussion I had this weekend: Family member: Have you heard about what Howard Schulz [Starbucks founder] is … Continue reading
Posted in Changing Minds, Debate, Government, Liberty, Politics
Tagged John Mackey, Politics, Schulz, Starbucks, Walter Williams
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Litmus test: Morality of law
In his latest column, Walter Williams quotes French economist/philosopher Frederic Bastiat. Bastiat provided a great litmus test for judging the morality of a law and government action: See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by … Continue reading
Why the U.S. is not a democracy
In this previous post, I promised to write about the insights that moved me away from the fence sitting position of ‘fiscal conservative, social liberal’ toward libertarian thinking. Walter Williams helps me start that discussion. This week, Williams writes about … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Liberty, Politics
Tagged democracy, John Adams, Republic, United States Constitution, Walter Williams
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I should have failed civics
When I hear my local “fiscal conservative/social liberal” drive-time radio talk show hosts espouse the belief that the Constitution is malleable and left to be interpreted by the Supreme Court “for the times” and that the meaning of the Constitution … Continue reading
Double team
Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell are double teaming the electorate. Heres’ the opener from Walter Williams’ column this week, Changing America. Dr. Thomas Sowell, in “Dismantling America,” said in reference to President Obama, “That such an administration could be elected … Continue reading
