Follow on Facebook
RSS Feed
-
Recent Items
Categories
- Bilingual Education (289)
- Campaign Finance Reform (11)
- China/America (16)
- Economics/Finance (30)
- History (6)
- Humor (27)
- Immigration/Race (80)
- Meritocracy (23)
- Middle East (25)
- Miscellaneous (14)
- Published (104)
- Science/Technology (20)
- Television/Video (23)
- UnzColumn (342)
- Vietnam (5)
- Vouchers (8)
Annual Archive
Monthly Archives
- May 2013 (4)
- April 2013 (7)
- March 2013 (8)
- February 2013 (6)
- January 2013 (4)
- December 2012 (4)
- November 2012 (5)
- October 2012 (4)
- September 2012 (4)
- August 2012 (7)
- July 2012 (5)
- June 2012 (2)
- May 2012 (4)
- April 2012 (4)
- January 2012 (3)
- October 2011 (1)
- September 2011 (3)
- November 2010 (1)
- October 2010 (1)
- May 2010 (3)
- March 2010 (6)
- February 2010 (4)
- January 2010 (1)
- May 2009 (1)
- March 2009 (1)
- November 2008 (1)
- September 2008 (1)
- August 2008 (1)
- March 2008 (1)
- January 2008 (1)
- August 2007 (1)
- January 2007 (1)
- March 2005 (1)
- May 2004 (2)
- April 2004 (2)
- February 2004 (1)
- January 2004 (1)
- December 2003 (1)
- April 2003 (2)
- March 2003 (3)
- February 2003 (2)
- November 2002 (2)
- October 2002 (8)
- September 2002 (6)
- August 2002 (8)
- July 2002 (5)
- June 2002 (4)
- May 2002 (4)
- April 2002 (9)
- March 2002 (3)
- February 2002 (5)
- January 2002 (8)
- December 2001 (7)
- November 2001 (6)
- October 2001 (6)
- August 2001 (6)
- July 2001 (7)
- June 2001 (3)
- May 2001 (8)
- April 2001 (4)
- March 2001 (4)
- February 2001 (6)
- January 2001 (8)
- December 2000 (5)
- November 2000 (5)
- October 2000 (10)
- September 2000 (8)
- August 2000 (11)
- July 2000 (8)
- June 2000 (11)
- May 2000 (6)
- April 2000 (6)
- March 2000 (4)
- February 2000 (5)
- January 2000 (3)
- December 1999 (4)
- October 1999 (5)
- September 1999 (1)
- August 1999 (3)
- July 1999 (6)
- June 1999 (6)
- May 1999 (5)
- March 1999 (4)
- February 1999 (6)
- January 1999 (8)
- December 1998 (2)
- November 1998 (1)
- October 1998 (4)
- September 1998 (2)
- August 1998 (2)
- July 1998 (2)
- June 1998 (1)
- May 1998 (12)
- April 1998 (6)
- March 1998 (8)
- February 1998 (2)
- January 1998 (5)
- December 1997 (2)
- November 1997 (6)
- October 1997 (8)
- September 1997 (3)
- August 1997 (6)
- July 1997 (9)
- June 1997 (1)
- May 1997 (1)
- April 1996 (1)
- July 1995 (1)
- June 1995 (1)
- May 1995 (2)
- March 1995 (2)
- January 1995 (1)
- December 1994 (1)
- November 1994 (2)
- October 1994 (1)
- September 1994 (1)
- July 1994 (2)
- May 1994 (1)
- July 1993 (1)
- May 1993 (2)
- November 1992 (1)
- August 1992 (1)
- May 1986 (1)
- March 1986 (1)
- February 1986 (1)
- January 1986 (1)
- October 1985 (1)
- March 1985 (1)
- January 1985 (1)
- December 1984 (1)
- August 1984 (1)
- July 1984 (1)
- June 1984 (3)
- May 1984 (1)
- October 1983 (1)
- April 1983 (1)
- February 1983 (1)
- March 1982 (1)
- August 1981 (1)
Tag Archives: Major Item
Our American Pravda
Our American Pravda The American Conservative, May/June 2013 In mid-March, the Wall Street Journal carried a long discussion of the origins of the Bretton Woods system, the international financial framework that governed the Western world for decades after World War II. A photo … Continue reading
How Social Darwinism Made Modern China
How Social Darwinism Made Modern China The American Conservative, March/April 2013 During the three decades following Deng Xiaoping’s 1978 reforms, China achieved the fastest sustained rate of economic growth in human history, with the resulting 40-fold rise in the size … Continue reading
Racial Quotas, Harvard, and the Legacy of Bakke
Racial Quotas, Harvard, and the Legacy of Bakke National Review Online, February 5, 2013 For almost 35 years, college-admissions decisions in America have been governed by the continuing legacy of University of California v. Bakke, in which a fragmented U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Meritocracy, Published
Tagged Major Item, Meritocracy, National Review
Leave a comment
The Myth of American Meritocracy
The Myth of American Meritocracy The American Conservative, December 2012, Cover Story Just before the Labor Day weekend, a front page New York Times story broke the news of the largest cheating scandal in Harvard University history, in which nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Meritocracy, Published
Tagged American Conservative, Cover Story, Immigration/Race, Major Item, Meritocracy
Leave a comment
Raising American Wages…by Raising American Wages
Raising American Wages…by Raising American Wages The New America Foundation, November 15, 2012 With Americans still trapped in the fifth year of our Great Recession, and median personal income having been essentially stagnant for forty years, perhaps we should finally … Continue reading
Posted in Economics/Finance, Published
Tagged Economics/Finance, Major Item, Minimum Wage, New America Foundation
Leave a comment
The East Asian Exception to Socio-Economic IQ Influences
Sidebar: The East Asian Exception to Socio-Economic IQ Influences by Ron Unz The American Conservative, August 2012 In “Race, IQ, and Wealth,” I examined the pattern of IQ scores for various European peoples as presented by Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Published
Tagged American Conservative, Immigration/Race, IQ, Major Item
Leave a comment
Race, IQ, and Wealth
Race, IQ, and Wealth by Ron Unz What the Facts Tell Us About a Taboo Subject The American Conservative, August 2012 At the end of April, Charles Kenny, a former World Bank economist specializing in international development, published a blistering attack … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Published
Tagged American Conservative, Cover Story, Immigration/Race, IQ, Major Item
Leave a comment
Chinese Melamine and American Vioxx: A Comparison
Sidebar: Chinese Melamine and American Vioxx: A Comparison by Ron Unz The American Conservative, May 2012 In contrasting China and America, pundits often cite our free and independent media as one of our greatest strengths, together with the tremendous importance … Continue reading
Posted in China/America, Published
Tagged American Conservative, China/America, Major Item, Vioxx
1 Comment
China’s Rise, America’s Fall
China’s Rise, America’s Fall by Ron Unz Which superpower is more threatened by its “extractive elites”? The American Conservative, May 2012 The rise of China surely ranks among the most important world developments of the last 100 years. With America … Continue reading
Posted in China/America, Published
Tagged American Conservative, China/America, Cover Story, Major Item, Vioxx
2 Comments
Immigration, Republicans, and the End of White America
Immigration, Republicans, and the End of White America by Ron Unz The sources of America’s immigration problems—and a possible solution The American Conservative, October 2011, COVER STORY Will mass immigration destroy the GOP? Can our middle-class society survive high immigration … Continue reading
Was Rambo Right?
Was Rambo Right? by Ron Unz Hundreds of POWs may have been left to die in Vietnam, abandoned by their government—and our media. The American Conservative, July 2010, COVER STORY In the closing days of the 2008 presidential campaign, I … Continue reading
Posted in Published, Vietnam
Tagged American Conservative, Cover Story, Major Item, McCain, Vietnam
1 Comment
The Myth of Hispanic Crime
His-Panic by Ron Unz Talk TV sensationalists and axe-grinding ideologues have fallen for a myth of immigrant lawlessness. The American Conservative, March 2010, COVER STORY According to Lou Dobbs, “a third of the prison population in this country is estimated … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Published
Tagged American Conservative, Cover Story, Hispanic Crime, Immigration/Race, Major Item
5 Comments
The Life and Legacy of Lt. Gen. William Odom
“General Principles” by Ron Unz While other top brass played press agents for the administration’s war, William Odom told the truth about Iraq—though few listened. The American Conservative, September 8, 2008, COVER STORY Much as the capital loves ceremony, Washington won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Published, UnzColumn
Tagged American Conservative, Cover Story, Major Item, Middle East
Leave a comment
Sharonism vs. Building a Wall
Sharonism vs. Building a Wall by Ron Unz Sacramento Bee, Sunday, April 28, 2002 Any attempt to resolve the crisis in the Middle East forces us — the American people and American Jewry — to appraise the motives and the … Continue reading
Harvard University Debate
Bilingual Education Debate with Ron Unz and Catherine Snow Askwith Education Forum/Harvard University, October 15, 2001, 1:20:52 Askwith Educational Forum at Harvard University on Massachusetts English for the Children initiative; debate moderated by Tony Randolph of WBUR, with Ron Unz … Continue reading
Posted in Bilingual Education, Television/Video
Tagged Bilingual Education, Major Item
Leave a comment
How the Republicans Lost California – WSJ
How the Republicans Lost California by Ron Unz The Golden State isn’t too liberal for the GOP. Its leaders simply scared away immigrant voters Wall Street Journal, Monday, August 28, 2000 Just 10 years ago, California was a GOP bastion, regarded as … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Published
Tagged Immigration/Race, Major Item, Wall Street Journal
Leave a comment
The right way for Republicans to handle ethnicity in politics
The right way for Republicans to handle ethnicity in politics by Ron Unz American Enterprise, April/May, 2000 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. Immigration. Bilingual education. Over the past few years, these issues and broader matters of ethnic politics have become the stuff of nightmares for … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Published
Tagged American Enterprise, Immigration/Race, Major Item
Leave a comment
Democrats’ Double Standard on Campaign Reform
Democrats’ Double Standard on Campaign Reform by Ron Unz New York Times, Friday, March 10, 2000 PALO ALTO, Calif. — Tuesday’s crushing defeat of a sweeping campaign finance measure in California thwarted reform in a state much in need of it. … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Published
Tagged Campaign Finance Reform, Major Item, New York Times
Leave a comment
The Right Kind of Outreach for the GOP
The Right Kind of Outreach for the GOP by Ron Unz Weekly Standard, Monday, March 1, 1999 Republican leaders, worried about their party’s lack of success among ethnic minorities, are reaching for just the wrong remedy. The GOP, they say, should … Continue reading
Educational Nonsense and Vouchers
Educational Nonsense and Vouchers by Ron Unz Sacramento Bee, Sunday, January 3, 1999 As the hot-button political issue of the 1998 election, educational reform has inspired a host of political proposals, ranging from the foolish to the ridiculous. Unfortunately, political sloganeering … Continue reading
Some Minorities Are More Minor than Others
Some Minorities Are More Minor than Others by Ron Unz Wall Street Journal, Monday, November 16, 1998 With the victory of Washington state’s Initiative 200, which ends affirmative action in government hiring, contracting and education, supporters of racial preferences have asked … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Published
Tagged Immigration/Race, Major Item, Wall Street Journal
1 Comment
Bilingualism vs. Bilingual Education
Bilingualism vs. Bilingual Education, by Ron Unz A system that ensures failure is kept alive by the flow of federal dollars. A 1998 initiative would bring change Los Angeles Times, Sunday, October 19, 1997 As each new microchip and fiber-optic cable … Continue reading
Posted in Bilingual Education, Published
Tagged Bilingual Education, Los Angeles Times, Major Item
Leave a comment
Value Added: Why National Review Is Wrong
“Value Added: Why National Review Is Wrong” by Ron K. Unz Immigrants are a net benefit to the nation and a natural Republican constituency—if the party doesn’t blow it National Review, November 7, 1994 This journal has performed a valuable … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Published
Tagged 1990-1996, Immigration/Race, Major Item, National Review
Leave a comment
Immigration or the Welfare State?
Immigration or the Welfare State?, by Ron Unz Which Is Our Real Enemy? Policy Review, Fall 1994 Immigration has recently become a lightning rod for America’s deepest fears of social chaos and national decline. Millions worry that immigration is rapidly transforming … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration/Race, Published
Tagged 1990-1996, Immigration/Race, Major Item, Policy Review
Leave a comment
California and the End of White America
California and the End of White America by Ron Unz Commentary, November 1999, COVER STORY SUMMARY Californians of European ancestry—”whites”—became a minority near the end of the 1980s, and this unprecedented ethnic transformation is probably responsible for the rise of a … Continue reading →