Dec 10, 2013
Good Mothers Have Bad Days, Too
"Good mothers don't get impatient with their children." These words were spoken recently by a young lady who is a very good mother to two beautiful children. She was having a bad day and needed enc…
Dec 10, 2013
Walter Williams: Our Fragile Planet
Let's examine a few statements reflecting a vision thought to be beyond question. "The world that we live in is beautiful but fragile." "The 3rd rock from the sun is a fragile oasis." Here are a coup…
Dec 10, 2013
Walter Williams: Do Americans Prefer Deception?
There's more to the deceit and dishonesty about Social Security and Medicare discussed in my recent columns. Congress tells us that one-half (6.2 percent) of the Social Security tax is paid by employ…
Dec 10, 2013
Walter Williams: Blacks and Obama
In a March 2008 column, I criticized pundits' concerns about whether America was ready for Barack Obama, suggesting that the more important issue was whether black people could afford Obama. I propos…
Dec 8, 2013
Our View – Dec. 7, 2013: Courthouse belongs in East Milton
Numbers are thrown around
a lot in government. A million
here, a million there … $65,000
paid for this study or that
proposal.
We are desensitized to the big
numbers, like a kid pla…
Nov 14, 2013
Four Branches of Government, explained
Before I begin I want to say I think everybody needs to read the U.S. Constitution in a encyclopedia to help them understand the powers of each branch of government. Then they need to read the actual…
Nov 12, 2013
Walter Williams: Congressionally Duped Americans
Last week's column, "Is There a Way Out?" generated quite a few responses, some a bit angry. Some people were offended by my reference to Social Security and Medicare as entitlements or handouts. The…
Nov 12, 2013
Guest Editorial – Listening is key
As human beings, we have a basic need to have someone listen when we talk. We yearn to be heard. When someone hears us, we have completed a circuit. We reached out, and someone was there.
When no …
Oct 30, 2013
Loving and Hating America
As I've documented in the past, many leftist teachers teach our youngsters to hate our country. For example, University of Hawaii Professor Haunani-Kay Trask counseled her students, "We need to think…
Oct 30, 2013
ObamaCare Epic Failure: Next They'll Want to Do Your Knee Surgery
As ObamaCare apologists scramble, this unprecedented commandeering of 1/7th of our economy lumbers on. Only central command-and-control, Democrat progressives could come up with a healthcare plan tha…