Walter Williams loved teaching. Unlike too many other teachers today, he made it a point never to impose his opinions on his students. Those who read his syndicated newspaper columns know that he expressed his opinions boldly and unequivocally there. But not in the classroom.
Matt Larson (“Hoover has gone too far,” Nov. 19, 2020) cited me among others in his Stanford Daily angry attack on Hoover Institution scholars. He alleges that we at Hoover are purportedly “more interested in making money and promoting right-wing politics than in doing actual academic research.”
A Stanford public sector internship program has been renamed in honor of former U.S. Secretary of State GEORGE SHULTZ, the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Back in June 2019, in this same space, I devoted an entire column to the prospect of a recall election to decide the fate of California governor Gavin Newsom.
Lisa: Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that? Jeff: He gets it from the landlady once a month. The above answer from Jeff (Jimmy Stewart) to Lisa (Grace Kelly) in Rear Window, which I rewatched on Thanksgiving weekend, is one of my favorite lines from a great movie. I think it’s self-explanatory.
I learned from Don Boudreaux this morning that Walter Williams died either this morning or last night. For those of you who don’t know, he was a long-time economics professor at George Mason University.
Hoover Institution fellow Caroline Hoxby shares what inspired her interest in charter schools, school choice, social mobility, and the major lessons she has learned about K-12 education policymaking in the U.S. throughout her career.
[Subscription Required] The U.S. Constitution, a pair of political scientists contend, is not a document to be revered but an obstacle to good governance.
Environmental groups want to see the president-elect roll back the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda and make progress on climate and other issues. But major legislation will be tough to pass and revamping rules will take time.
The United States Constitution is incompatible with America’s two-party system, BYU political science professor Jeremy Pope told students in a lecture hosted by the Kennedy Center on Dec. 2.
Nearly every book on this year’s list is part of a series of books. I’ve wanted to read a lot of these books for many years and have never gotten around to them. I’m dropping the 52-book requirement this year as most of these books are longer than usual.
