William Wang

Economist and historian, Ph.D.

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Political Correctness: Voluntary Respect or Politically Enforced Conformity?

August 16, 2026September 2, 2026William Wang Commentary, Political Economy Tags: Austrian Economics, Classical Liberalism, Free Society, Freedom of Speech, Friedrich Hayek, history, Individual Liberty, Knowledge Problem, Liberal Democracy, Ludwig von Mises, marxism, news, philosophy, Political Correctness, Political Paternalism, politics, Preference Falsification, Property Rights, Spontaneous Order, Timur Kuran Leave a comment

Political correctness has become one of the most controversial concepts in contemporary Western societies. Ironically, much of the debate begins before any substantive discussion even starts, because people rarely agree on what the term actually means.

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Policy Should Come Before Party

August 9, 2026September 2, 2026William Wang Commentary, Political Economy Tags: Academic Freedom, Critical Thinking, Economic Policy, Education, Evidence-Based Policy, Free Society, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, history, Identity Politics, Intellectual Independence, Liberal Democracy, news, philosophy, Political Discourse, Political Economy, Political Polarization, politics, Public Policy, University Teaching Leave a comment

Recently, someone asked me why I’m willing to discuss politicians, public policy, and even my informal opinions about political figures in the classroom, yet I rarely post those views on Facebook or X.

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