On July 9th, 1868, a monumental shift happened in the legal landscape. Slavery had just been abolished by the 13th …
Read More »A Legacy of Cliches for Racial Problems
(BCN editor’s note: This is the first of two Thomas Sowell columns for Thursday.) Discussions of racial problems almost invariably …
Read More »Don't Give Obama More Power Over Schools
After spending most of June giving President Obama new authority to negotiate trade deals with low-wage countries in Asia, congressional …
Read More »Nikki Haley, Racial Tensions and Change
Coincident with July 4, the Pew Research Center published a survey asking, “Why has the U.S. been successful? Reliance on …
Read More »Four Reasons the Left Should Love Capitalism But Doesn't
Capitalism has a new competitor, and its name is “shame.” The left is determined to make capitalism morally reprehensible. Cloaked …
Read More »I Told You Things Are Getting Crazier
Lately I’ve shared my lament that in America today we are witnessing a surreal transformation of the greatest nation in …
Read More »Our March in Selma
Alveda King and I marched together across the same bridge that her father, Rev. A.D. King, and her uncle, Martin …
Read More »Black People’s Problems Are Not Civil Rights Problems
Let’s list major problems affecting black Americans. Topping the list is the breakdown in the black family, where only a …
Read More »Battle Lines for Religious Liberty and Same Sex Marriage Set
Kelly Shackelford’s debate with Evan Wolfson on Fox News Sunday highlights the battle lines for religious liberty in America now …
Read More »The History of a Flag and the Powerful Story of Appomattox
(BCN editor’s note: This is the first of two Ken Blackwell columns for Monday.) Add another powerful argument to those …
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