ACRU: Full Court Should Rehear Texas Quota Case
Brief calls for reestablishing the "fundamental principles of the Equal Protection Clause."
Mike Korbey Appointed Managing Director at the American Civil Rights Union
Susan A. Carleson, President of the American Civil Rights Union, announced the appointment of Mike Korbey as Managing Director of the organization.
Why the Gold Standard Is the Foundation for Restoring Booming Economic Growth
This is the third installment in a series on how to restore traditional, American, booming economic growth, and prosperity for all.
Please Stop Helping Us
In my opinion, there appear to be no standards of performance low enough for blacks to lose their loyalty to their black political representatives.
Jim Crow and the Donkey: A True History the Left Loves to Ignore
You know you've hit a sore spot when the Left starts screeching.
Impeaching the Truth
All this talk of Republicans being on the verge of impeaching President Obama is nonsense, stoked by Democrats whipping up their base.
Under Jerusalem, the Search for Solomon's Temple
This column by ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight was published July 25, 2014 on The Washington Times website.
As conflict rages in Gaza, and anti-Semitic riots erupt in European cities, something is happening deep within Jerusalem that could change the course of history.
Israel’s holy city is dominated by the 36-acre Temple Mount, on which sits the Dome of the Rock, or Mosque of Omar, which has occupied the spot since around 692 A.D., following the Muslim conquest in 638 A.D. The building is atop a massive foundation built more than 2,000 years ago.
It has been believed since the […]
Do Blacks Need Favors?
This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published July 23, 2014 on Townhall.com.
Earlier this month, the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act was celebrated. During the act’s legislative debate, then-Sen. Hubert Humphrey, responding to predictions, promised, “I’ll eat my hat if this leads to racial quotas.” I don’t know whether Humphrey got around to keeping his promise, but here’s my question: Is it within the capacity of black Americans to make it in this society without the special favors variously called racial preferences, quotas, affirmative action and race-sensitive policies? What might […]
Why Deregulation Is Essential to Restoring Booming Economic Growth, and the American Dream
This column by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara was published on July 19, 2014 on Forbes.com.
Last week, I discussed tax reform as the first component of a comprehensive agenda to restore booming economic growth, and the American Dream. This week, I will discuss a second essential component of such a growth restoration agenda: deregulation.
Global Cooling
Last week, I attended and spoke at the Ninth International Conference on Climate Change in Las Vegas, organized by the Heartland Institute, the world headquarters for skeptics of anthropogenic (human caused), catastrophic, global warming. The event was co-sponsored by 32 organizations, […]
Setting the Record Straight on Jim Crow
This column by John Fund was published July 22, 2014 on The National Review website.
Even as the nation celebrates the passage of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, some liberals are using the occasion to bash Republicans as inheriting the legacy of Jim Crow — ignoring the fact that a higher percentage of Republicans in Congress voted for the Civil Rights Act than did Democrats.
President Obama recently accused the GOP of waging an all-out assault on voting rights. Speaking to a group founded by Al Sharpton, that non-paragon of racial healing, Obama claimed:
“The stark simple truth is this: the right to […]