By LaKeshia N. Myers As we all take time to digest the recent Supreme Court decision that rolled back affirmative action provisions in higher education admissions, we must look to the aftermath of the Brown decision to find its impetus. The decision by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the federal courts to limit the […]
Restore the American Dream for Inventors and Their Businesses
By Doug Collins Imagine you’re an inventor. After investing your life savings, and spending countless late nights refining your product, you’ve managed to turn your good idea into a thriving small business. But then, a bigger company comes along, copies your design, and starts selling its own version of your product at a lower price. […]
We Own Our History
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor In my twenty years in office, I had never visited the White House. As a regular visitor to Washington, DC, I’m often there for business. The trips are short and sweet, with little time for tourism. All that changed recently and my only regret is that I didn’t […]
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Says no to Affirmative Action and DEI in Wisconsin
By Jeremy Mitchell Recently I read that Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said that the assembly would, “…introduce legislation to correct the discriminatory laws on the books and pass repeals in the fall.” Weeks before that statement the Speaker gave comments asserting his belief that, “The overt racism, the overt exclusion, the overt indoctrination is […]
Asking Why
BlackEconomics.org® This commentary is light reading for a summer Saturday or Sunday morning or afternoon. It is to remind us of the logic of life and to recognize that, if Black America defies life’s logic, then we cannot expect favorable and beneficial outcomes. We begin by agreeing on a fundamental fact. A question that can […]
The Judicial Failures of School Desegregation in the United States (Part One)
By LaKeshia N. Myers I have always been fascinated with the colloquialism of “Midwest nice”—I think it is one that has clothed the Midwest with a sense of entitlement. Historically, when one thinks about segregation and abhorrent racially charged segregation, the north is often portrayed as a utopia of equality. This was far from the […]
Importance of Advancing Mental Health and Substance use Disorder Benefit Parity
By Lisa M. Gomez Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) In 2008, Congress passed a law requiring health plans and insurance companies to treat individuals with mental health conditions and substance use disorders fairly. The law — called the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, or MHPAEA — doesn’t require plans […]
When Do We Admit Biden’s Doing A Great Job?
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Recently, on the floor of the Senate, my republican colleagues spoke robustly about the “one-time” surplus of money that we had in the state coffers. During the recent budget debates, they lined up, to talk about how their districts would receive additional aid. The only thing they couldn’t […]
Reparations and the Contributions of Lazy Economists
BlackEconomics.org® We are often reminded of the “Chicago School” adage: “If it exists, then it must be efficient; otherwise, it wouldn’t exist.” To prove true, this saying must rest, inter alia, on the following premises: • The “existence” was manufactured by economic agents for which the “existence” is efficient. • The economic agents manufactured the […]
Statement from Ellen Gilligan and Vincent Lyles on the Legislature’s Passage of a 2023-25 State Budget
(Milwaukee, WI) We are deeply disappointed by the legislature’s decision to pass a 2023- 25 state budget that doesn’t include state funding for the proven, effective Child Care Counts program. This decision will have profound and lasting consequences for Milwaukee’s youngest children, working families, and workforce. Early childhood education (ECE) matters for the issues that […]
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