Do Progressive Policies Hurt Black Americans?
There is no question that blacks, as a group, are faring poorly in the United States, so it’s worth knowing whether present policies are working wonderfully or failing spectacularly....
About: Kurt Williamsen
Posts by Kurt Williamsen
Affirmative Action Assumptions
For many years, debates over “affirmative action” programs for blacks going to college have focused on “fairness” when they probably should have centered on “worth.” ...
Baby Boomers to Suffer From Dollar’s Decline
It should be asked in the wake of the “successful” fiscal-cliff negotiations, “Why does the U.S. debt ceiling need to be raised again; why, during fiscal-cliff negotiations, didn’t Congress...
The High Cost of “Hooking Up”
Americans are told almost nonstop to ignore prohibitions against free sex and that indulging in unrestrained, promiscuous sex means everyone goes away happy. Bad idea. ...
How to Win My Vote for Obama, Seriously!
Back in 2008, I had a difficult time detecting any substantive difference between the top-tier candidates — Barack Obama and John McCain — both of whom had surprisingly similar...
Redistributing the Wealth — Fairly
Some family friends of ours had quite a bit of excitement recently: They adopted a baby boy! Their new boy is the joy of joys for them because, though...
Collective Bargaining “Rights”
Don’t let Walker take away our rights.” That claim is repeatedly heard in Wisconsin as public-union workers try to recall Republican state Senators who voted for Governor Scott Walker’s...
Collective Bargaining “Rights”
“Don’t let Walker take away our rights.” That claim is repeatedly heard in Wisconsin as public-union workers try to recall Republican state Senators who voted for Governor Scott Walker’s...
No Compromise on Compromise
From infancy on, most Americans hear a steady litany of "compromise, compromise, compromise." Whether parents are breaking up a toddler fight in a sandbox over a big, yellow Tonka...
Will Cap-and-trade Bill Make Meeting Energy Efficiency Standards a Requirement for House Sale?
A chain letter that I’ve received four times already about provisions of the cap-and-trade bill that passed the House and is awaiting Senate approval paints a pretty dire picture:...
The Right’s Posturing and the Left’s Illogic
Broken down into its most simple explanation, cognitive dissonance is when one spouts diametrically opposite ideals with equal conviction — something akin to passionately and wholeheartedly exclaiming, “I hate...
The Evolution of Rights
I find it interesting that many people believe they have a right to demand “rights” — such as jobs, welfare, and healthcare — in the United States even if...
Doomsday Clock Should Be Overhauled
According to an article at MSNBC.com entitled “Doomsday Clock set back one minute,” the Doomsday Clock, an “end-of-the-world clock, set up in 1947, ... meant to convey how close...
Rich Germans Request Higher Taxes
Forty-four rich Germans have signed a petition, asking to be taxed more because they have too much money. ...
Law of the Sea Treaty: Through Rose-colored Goggles?
On January 22, the Worldwatch Institute, a group having the goal of bringing the global community together to address climate change, environmental degradation, population growth, and poverty,...