walter williams. [laughter] >> guest: i don't know what to say. avid, chicago, good afternoon. >> caller: good afternoon, professor williams it's a great honor and a pleasure to speak with youal today. myf. question is early in the program you were marked that you don't see existing inequalities of wealth and income as necessarily problematic, but we also acknowledge that there are several layersa of distortions and interventions in the economic system that separated from being a true-free market. i wonder if you think that existing interventions might be aggravating problems of wealth inequality. >> guest: well, i think your quote is incorrect, but however, i've argued and you've looked in my books, particularly raise -- race and economic, it's rigged against people who can be described at late-comers and outsidersment one example i give is a taxi cab industry. what does it take for a person to get into business and become an owner-operator of a taxi and maybe make $50,000 a year, well, it doesn't take a whole lot of capital, you get a used car an

student classroom and i could also express ideas on the show that i could not express. >> host: walter williams, this is a facebook comment from trevor coleman. williams, thomas soul, clarence thomas and ben carson are right wing bigots, favorite color people because they have dissolved them of any responsibility for the races them they instituted and maintained in the society. of course, in spite of individual successes african-americans still have to navigate structural barriers to success and profound and relentless white privilege, most whitestone even have to think about. >> guest: well, i think that's very very unfortunate view of blacks in our country. that is, if you-- i think it's clear that black americans have made the greatest gains over some of the highest hurdles in the shortest period of time than any other racial group in the history of mankind. why would i say that? well, if you added up the amount of income that black americans earn and you thought a black americans as a separate nation, we would rank 17 or 18 richest nation on the face of the earth. there are few black americ

have a question for walter williams? e-mail it to booktv at c-span.org. post it it to our facebook wall or treat it@book tv and also call in during the program. this among's guest on booktv's in-depth program, economist walter williams. booktv, television for serious readers. >> many of this year's presidential candidates have written books to introduce. thes to voters and to promote their views on issues. here's a look at some of the candidates' books inch his newest book, reply all, jeb bush catalogues his e-mail correspond turns his time as governor of florida. ben carson argues that better understanding of the constitution is necessary to solve america's most controversial issues. in his latest book, more perfect union. former secretary of state hillary clinton looks back on her time serving in the obama administration in "hard choices." and in "a time for truth" ted cruz recounts his journey from a cuban immigrants' son so the u.s. senate. carly fiorina is another declared candidate for president, and rising to the challenge, she shares lessons she l

walter williams's organist and bob in new jersey you are the first call. >> i am enjoying the conversation very much into what interested for an opinion on what doctor williams brought up on madison. i'm wondering if he is familiar with richard beeman spoke plain honest man. it would be the principle of federalism to one of a national sipping government. i guess general washington's troops that are threatening were threatening to march on philadelphia for the lack of payment and over time they became an understanding that a stronger centralized government really was critical to our nation's survival. there has to a partnership on an ongoing basis and that remains today. and i'm not arguing with principles of conservatism, but i'm asking you do you recognize the need. as well as the private enterprise that is one question i have and i wonder if i can have a follow-up later. >> host: i have a lot of callers waiting salutes of doctor williams respond to that. it's not whether something is a good idea. the question is it permissible by the united states constitution it's not permissible in the

. >> host: walter williams. in your most recent book "american contempt for liberty" you write it is difficult to be a good economist and simultaneously be perceived as compassionate. to be a good economist one has to deal with reality, to appear compassionate, often one has to avoid important questions. >> guest: that is absolutely right. to be a good economist you look at cause and effect. many times people don't want to see cause and effect. and economists will always talk about cost, when people talk about a benefit to doing something, someone has to talk about cost. a lot of times people don't like to talk about costs. >> host: is an economist a cold-blooded creatures? >> guest: i don't think so. i think i am a nice person. one of my issues, to help understand me, my initial premise is the each own ourselves. i am my private property and you are your private property. if you accept the idea of self ownership, certain ask -- check requests are more lancer nicks are immoral. race is immoral because it violate

for the next three hours tour opportunity to talk to economist walter williams. his most recent book, "american contempt for liberty" tackles numerous issues including race, education, the environment, health care and more. >> host: walter williams. in your most recent book "american contempt for liberty" you write it is difficult to be a good economist and simultaneously be perceived as compassionate. to be a good economist one has to deal with reality, to appear compassionate, often one has to avoid important questions. >> guest: that is absolutely right.

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william is here with me tonight. my oldest daughter grace is a first grade teacher in her third year as a first grade teacher at walter p carter elementary school in the heart of baltimore city. [applause] and a few short months ago, iner her dad had announced baltimore, she went back to her first grade class and the classroom was all abuzz, adorable, eager to learn, african american, and when the togo came up to her and tugged her on the sleeve and said, "ms. o'malley, i'm not sure about this idea of your father running for president. quite frankly, i like barack obama." [laughter] [applause] well, a lot of us like barack obama, right? [applause] now the republican presidential candidates would like us all to have a convenient sense of amnesia, but you remember how it was eight years ago, eight years ago, now we have come a long ways is that wall street crash of 2008 when millions of families lost their homes and jobs. obama'so president leadership, our nation is creating jobs again. get this, 68 months in a row of positive job growth in the united states. [applause] and there is no progress without jobs. our country

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walter williams is a voice of reason on every topic. i don't use that word "reason" because it's the magazine of the libertarians. use it because i agree with everything you have said thus far and i want to see his smile and those long legs back here in philadelphia as soon as possible. could he please let us know how we can get him and his wife to visit us again and speak to us. >> guest: well -- >> host: ada, tell us about yourself before we get an answer. >> caller: you remember me. i'm in the 90-year-old libertarian, caucasian, was married to an army officer, and the first joke he told me was about the two black men and the motor pool, and they got into an accident, and one of them said to the other, see, do the horns still blow, as if that was a necessary thing. so, believe me, i know all about what he is talking about with the army. and i do agree with him, and please tell me how we can get him and his wife to visit us here in ardmore, p.a., come back to philly. >> guest: well, thank you very much for your compliment, and unfortun