Walter Edward Williams (March 31, 1936 – December 1, 2020) was an American economist, commentator, and academic. Williams was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University , a syndicated columnist , and author .

Walter Williams, 1985 PBS documentary. Examines the failure of the war on poverty and the devastating effect of well meaning government policies. “State Against Blacks.”

Dec 2, 2020 · 'I Just Do My Own Thing': Walter Williams, RIP The self-described "crazy-ass man" and libertarian economist focused on government's role in perpetuating racial inequality.

Dec 4, 2020 · Walter E. Williams, a prominent conservative economist, author and political commentator who expressed profoundly skeptical views of government efforts to aid his fellow African-Americans and ...

Dec 5, 2020 · Renowned conservative economics professor and columnist Walter Williams has died. He was 84.

Dec 8, 2020 · Walter E. Williams, prominent economist, commentator, and professor at George Mason University, died on Tuesday, December 1. He was 84. Williams was a national fellow at the Hoover Institution in the academic year 1975-1976.

Dec 3, 2020 · Nationally syndicated columnist and George Mason University economics professor Walter Williams, whose work appeared regularly in the Tribune-Review, died on Wednesday at the age of 84.

Dec 3, 2020 · The world lost an intellectual giant this week when the economist Walter E. Williams passed away.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Walter E. Williams holds a B.A. in economics from California State University, Los Angeles, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from UCLA.

Dec 5, 2020 · The world lost an intellectual giant this week when the economist Walter E. Williams passed away. Williams was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, an economist’s economist, a scholar’s scholar, and an unparalleled communicator of economic wisdom and ideas.

Feb 5, 2021 · In this profile for Black History Month, the Hoover Institution commemorates the life, legacy, intellectual rigor, and many accomplishments of Walter E. Williams, prominent economist, best-selling author, and nationally influential public intellectual.

Dec 3, 2020 · Dr. Walter E. Williams, the prominent economist and believer in capitalism, has died, and his death has launched passionate tributes from conservatives and others, who remembered him for his ...

Dec 5, 2020 · My first personal encounter with Professor Walter E. Williams (1936-2020), who died this past Tuesday, was in April 1987 when I was asked to organize what I think was the first workshop ever...

May 8, 2022 · Addressing a Boston anti-slavery audience in 1865, abolitionist Frederick Douglass asked, “What shall we do with the Negro?” The answer he provided was a favorite of the conservative economist Walter E. Williams, though if Douglass were to utter it today he would probably be condemned by Black Lives

Jan 28, 2021 · Walter E. Williams, outspoken Black libertarian economist, professor of economics at George Mason University (GMU) for 40 years, syndicated newspaper columnist, author of 13 books, and occasional guest host on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, died December 2, 2020, after teaching a class at GMU.

Jun 17, 2021 · The world lost a voice for logic, liberty, and love of the U.S. Constitution when economist Walter Williams died on December 2, 2020, at the age of 84. Williams worked his way out of grinding poverty in the Philadelphia housing projects to chair George Mason University’s economics department, author 10 books and more than 150 publications ...

Jan 18, 2022 · Walter Williams showed how Blacks have made the best of things by using the free market and liberty at the worst of times. His experience took him through the military to becoming an economist who understood liberty.

Oct 21, 2020 · Walter Williams (March 31, 1936 – December 1, 2020) was an American economist, commentator, academic and columnist at Townhall.com.

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Dec 1, 2020 · Walter E. Williams was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and chairman of the economics department at George Mason University and a nationally syndicated columnist.

6 days ago · When Williams died in 2020 at age 84, Young America’s Foundation then-President Ron Robinson said: “We are grateful for the life and legacy of Dr. Walter Williams, who generously gave his time and wisdom to students to ensure freedom. …

Jan 28, 2025 · WILLIAMS, Walter, 84, of Richmond, VA peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at the Crossings at Bon Air surrounded by his loving family. Walter was preceded in death by his devoted wife Alma who passed away in 2017. They were married for 54 years and their marriage was