Flashback: What if Barack Obama had not played the anti-cop race card?

Flashback: What if Barack Obama had not played the anti-cop race card?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder George Floyd might be alive had former President Barack Obama not, for eight years, consistently play the anti-cop race card. Despite receiving more white votes than 2004 Democratic candidate John Kerry, Obama said: “The legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives — you […]

Moynihan is still right: Married fathers matter, case closed

Moynihan is still right: Married fathers matter, case closed

Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder America has witnessed months of civil unrest in cities around America following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Many of the protesters decry income and net worth “inequality.” But the most serious “inequality” is the unequal percentage of fathers in Black households, a phenomenon that has been encouraged […]

The movie ‘Uncle Tom’: Can there be ‘respectful disagreement in the black community?’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder On June 19, also known as Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of slavery in the United States, we released our film, “Uncle Tom.” It follows a young, black, Christian contractor, Chad Johnson, who was a long-time Democrat until challenged by a fellow Christian to read the platforms of […]

Democrats’ nightmare: Is it 1972 all over again?

Democrats’ nightmare: Is it 1972 all over again?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder After Richard Nixon’s landslide 1972 victory over Democratic opponent George McGovern, New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael gave a speech in which she said: “I live in a rather special world. I only know one person who voted for Nixon. Where they are I don’t know. They’re outside my […]

Money, money everywhere, but not a drop for ‘Trump’s wall’

Money, money everywhere, but not a drop for ‘Trump’s wall’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder This is not our first partial government shutdown. Somehow, someway, from 1976 through 2017, the nation has survived 18 shutdowns, the longest lasting 21 days. In this case, President Donald Trump insists that the next budget deal contain $5 billion to construct a wall on part of our southern […]

Yes, Weinstein accusers are brave — so were Jones, Willey and Broaddrick

Yes, Weinstein accusers are brave — so were Jones, Willey and Broaddrick

Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, among others, praised the Weinstein accusers for their “courage.” For decades, Weinstein, a big Democratic donor who could make or break Hollywood careers, apparently preyed on young women. Over 30 women have now come forth, […]

To urban America’s underclass: Money can’t buy you love

To urban America’s underclass: Money can’t buy you love

Special to WorldTribune.com By Larry Elder PBS NewsHour aired a story last year about Milwaukee, saying many residents call the city “the worst place to be a black man in America.” It talked about last year’s riots in the city after a cop shot a black man. One black Milwaukee resident explained that this is […]