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Disparity is not destiny. If you're black and don't like the racial wealth gap, start a business and start spreading the money around. Don't like the racial achievement gap? Let's do a summer calculus bootcamp.

People ask me why I call myself a black conservative. I don't think it comes down to policy positions. Rather, I believe the existential dilemma of African Americans demands that we step up and seize control of our destinies. That entails a commitment to agency and

It was a great event and you can see the whole thing at my substack page next week.

Immigrants to this country have embraced the challenge of succeeding in America. Jews, Eastern Europeans, Italians, the Irish—they didn't ask for a seat at the table. They took one. They earned their place. That's what it takes.

We're all human beings here. If we don't have a fair society for everyone—regardless of race, ethnic identity, or anything else—then we have a fair society for no one.

Here's my take on the Trump Administration's "anti-woke" campaign against elite higher education. Fyi, I'm not a fan!

I don’t agree with Glenn Loury on Israel and war in Gaza. But to claim he’s antisemitic is an absurd slur. Disagree with his argument, don’t impugn his character.

I'm glad that Trump is doing something about DEI excesses, but we must be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Eliminating race as a legitimate research area threatens to erase the gains that many of us have worked hard to achieve. Let's be judicious, here.

I want black excellence, not a handout. Hopefully a day is approaching when we won't even need the adjective "black." The success of Jewish and Asian Americans in this country should serve as inspiration for young black people who want to prove their excellence.

Here I am in a live debate back in 1991(!), objecting to the politically correct speech codes of the day. That debate didn't really end, it just changed shape. We've got our own "unspeakable" ideas today, and it still takes courage to articulate them in public.

Facts don't determine the shape of the discourse, narratives do.

I was not familiar with this quote from Frederick Douglass, it is very powerful and very persuasive. Thank you for sharing it, GV!

Attempts to delegitimize Trump's presidency essentially tells his supporters that their votes shouldn't count because they made the "wrong" choice. That's unacceptable. Nevertheless, I'm extremely wary of Trump's way of going about things in his second term. I'm holding out hope

Contrarianism—a willingness to cut against the grain of the prevailing discourse—helps to ward of groupthink. But provocateurs are something different. They seem to love the fight for its own sake. It's an important distinction to make.

Can Republican legislatures maintain independence under a Trump presidency? As the economist Ross Levine says, they may be too afraid of his drawing his ire to assert their constitutional powers.

This is an interesting review of my memoir: chroniclesmagazine.org/web/a-courageo…