Walter Williams

Some of the coldest weather of the season is gripping our area, with subfreezing temperatures expected to continue for the next three nights, according to the National Weather Service. Read More

No word yet on conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh's condition, but his show goes on. Read More

Detroit's (predominantly black) public schools are the worst in the nation and it takes some doing to be worse than Washington, D.C. Only 3 percent of Detroit's fourth-graders scored proficient on the most recent National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) test, sometimes called "The Nation's Report Card." Read More

I've grown somewhat weary writing about the devastating effects of minimum wage laws but the Wall Street Journal's "Black Youths Miss Out on Good Job News" (Dec. 4, 2009) warrants another try. Read More

I've grown somewhat weary writing about the devastating effects of minimum wage laws but The Wall Street Journal's "Black Youths Miss Out on Good Job News," (Dec. 4, 2009) warrants another try. Read More

You say, "Williams, are you now putting down generosity and selflessness?" Read More

Unidentified hunters on the last day of pheasant season caused a scare for teachers and pupils of Peterson district, No. 66, near Midway. Read More

Recently discharged vets of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are joining the swelling ranks of the country's unemployed. Read More