by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
Walter Williams looks at the terrible job Republicans did when they last held power and asks whether they deserve to win the House and/or Senate this November. Or perhaps the real question is whether it would make a difference for Republicans to regain control? The...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Walter Williams explains how Roosevelt’s policies extended the Great Depression. SInce Obama apparently would like to be the new FDR, this does not bode well for America’s future. The good news, so to speak, is that Obama’s policies are not nearly as bad as what...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2010 | Blogs, Economics, Minimum Wage
Ever wonder why unions care so much about the minimum wage when almost all union members get paid above that level? The answer is simply, but sleazy. As Walter Williams explains, they want to protect their high-pay status by increasing the cost of lower-skilled...
by Dan Mitchell | May 25, 2010 | Blogs, Immigration
I have mixed feelings about the right response to illegal immigration. I don´t favor amnesty because of my respect for the rule of law and because it would encourage more illegal immigration. On the other hand, I certainly do not want law enforcement resources...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Because the looters and moochers in Washington have made a mockery of the Constitution, Professor Williams wonders whether the only solution is for advocates of limited government to split off and create an America based on traditional principles of self reliance and...