Archive for Walter E. Williams
Walter Williams is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University.
Perspective: Apartheid: War on Capitalism
The whole ugly history of apartheid has been an attack on free markets and the rights of individuals, and a glorification of centralized government power. In 1900 when South African Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts said, “It is ordained that we [Afrikaners], insignificant as we are, should be amongst the first people to begin the [...]
1Apr1990 | Walter E. Williams | 0 comments | ContinuedFairness and Justice: Process vs. Results
Dr. Williams is the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics, George Mason University. Fairfax, Virginia. His most recent book is All It Takes Is Guts. In, pursuit of what Friedrich A,,Hayek calls the mirage of social justice, Americans have turned their faces against liberal values and are rapidly embracing the immorality of socialism. In [...]
1Oct1988 | Walter E. Williams | 1 comment | Continued-
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JPMorgan Chase and Casino Banking
JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the nation’s leading banks, revealed in May that a London trader racked... Read More
Individualism, Trade-Unions, and “Self-Governing Combinations”
Who do you imagine said this? “[Trade-unions] seem natural to the passing phase of social evolution,... Read More
Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
Many commentators are asking whether the next big bubble to burst will be the debt associated with the... Read More
JPMorgan’s Blunder Is No Market Failure
I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
This TGIF originally ran July 7, 2006. The freedom philosophy can be boiled down to two phrases: for... Read More
