Walter Williams, R.I.P.
National Review,
by
Veronique De Rugy
Original Article
Posted By: Lawsy0,
12/2/2020 12:45:42 PM
The great economist and freedom fighter Walter Williams has died. This is an incredibly sad news. Walter was a great communicator of ideas and a prolific, provocative and uncompromising writer. He was the John M. Olin distinguished professor of economics at George Mason University. His voice, his happy-warrior demeanor, his cosmopolitan views, his endless fight on behalf of those
Reply 1 - Posted by:
jinx 12/2/2020 12:51:15 PM (No. 621578)
I am so sorry! He will be missed by many. I have cut out his columns over the years and still treasure them. A true loss to America.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 12/2/2020 12:54:10 PM (No. 621580)
What an honor to have read and listened to the wisdom of his words and gentle humorous stories about his love for his dear wife. Rejoice, as Heaven must surely welcome this good man. Thank you Walter, we will miss you.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
anniebc 12/2/2020 12:56:33 PM (No. 621585)
My mom passed this year, and one of my comforts about her passing is she misses most of 2020 and what America has become in this tumultuous year. This has been some year. I will miss him.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
ramona 12/2/2020 12:57:17 PM (No. 621586)
Yes, another lost treasure. I think of all the vacuum cleaners he must have bought his wife. . .
Ramona (the Pest)
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
BevNJ 12/2/2020 1:00:03 PM (No. 621593)
This news saddens me terribly. One of my regrets in life is that I did not take an economics course from Professor Williams. RIP.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
jimincalif 12/2/2020 1:02:07 PM (No. 621596)
RIP Professor Williams. His clear thinking will be sorely missed when we need it more than ever.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
KatieJo 12/2/2020 1:02:35 PM (No. 621598)
What a great guy and a great mind, he will be missed. He was adamant about his middle initial, should have been Walter E. Williams in the headline.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
TruthFetish 12/2/2020 1:05:23 PM (No. 621601)
Shocked and saddened. Williams was Mister MustRead with every column and media appearance.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 12/2/2020 1:10:48 PM (No. 621604)
#4, not to mention all the cleated golf shoes. She didn't play golf, but, he said - it would help keep her steady on ice while she washes his car in the winter!! (Hubby almost wreaked the car laughing when we heard that one as he subbed for Rush one day.)
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Profoundly sad news. He taught me a lot.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Nashman 12/2/2020 1:13:04 PM (No. 621608)
Because of a unique circumstance I was able on occasion to be able to speak to Mr. Williams one on one. A nicer, more genuine man you will never meet. A wicked dry sense of humor and as smart a human as you'd ever meet. We've lost a good one. RIP Walter.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
lakerman1 12/2/2020 1:16:50 PM (No. 621610)
Brilliant scholar. I never met him, but wish I had. It would have been a treasured conversation.
And I liked that he made his wife call him Dr. Williams.
There are few clear thinking economists, capable of teaching the subject. He was one of them.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
CactusStar 12/2/2020 1:16:51 PM (No. 621611)
Terribly sad.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 12/2/2020 1:22:02 PM (No. 621614)
Wonderful, wonderful man.
Story doesn't say how old he was - - or if the humorously put-on Mrs. Williams is still alive.
Impossible to replace.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
DVC 12/2/2020 1:24:08 PM (No. 621616)
Walter William's has been on my favorite writers for decades. His writing was always very clear and easily understood by non economists.
RIP, kind sir.
WELL done!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
daisey 12/2/2020 1:27:47 PM (No. 621621)
I believe Mrs. Williams passed away a few years ago. One of my favorite stories he told about her was the Christmas he bought her golf shoes with the cleats so she wouldn’t slip on the ice when she went out to clean the snow off his car’s windshield. Loved him and his humor. He will be missed. A brilliant gentleman.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
bamboozle 12/2/2020 1:34:14 PM (No. 621626)
Eternal rest grant unto him oh Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 12/2/2020 1:36:44 PM (No. 621630)
Sad news. He was one of the smartest guys in America. I remember his slogan from when he substituted for Rush Limbaugh - “black by popular demand!”
RIP, Dr. Williams. You’ll be missed.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Avanti1 12/2/2020 1:45:03 PM (No. 621632)
Dr. Williams was a clear thinking, logical black who was not afraid to challenge the racial teachings of the left. He always argued from reason and avoided emotional propaganda.
His wisdom will be missed.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Heraclitus 12/2/2020 1:46:22 PM (No. 621633)
Another reason to thank Rush, as that's where we first "met" Walter Williams when he would guest host for Rush He was brilliant and uproariously funny, and had such unique ways of explaining economic concepts. He made the complex clear as a bell. He was such a joy.
I loved it when he talked about Liberty! It was wonderful. Sometimes Dr. Sowell would call in to Rush's show when Dr. Williams was hosting and that was always a treat.
Very, very sad that another great conservative intellect has left us. RIP, Professor!
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
BillW. 12/2/2020 1:46:39 PM (No. 621634)
Always a voice of sanity in a gawd-awful world. You shall be missed, sir. Our prayers to your family.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
WinterParker 12/2/2020 1:48:29 PM (No. 621635)
Absolutely loved when he subbed for Rush. His hilarious tongue in cheek stories about Mrs. Williams surely had humorless liberals' heads exploding all over the nation.
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I am truly saddened. His soul has left his body, but his words and thoughts will remain with us! I loved listening to him.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
ThreeBadCats3 12/2/2020 1:56:26 PM (No. 621644)
Walter Williams was, by conservatives at least, universally loved. Nice that National Review recognizes this, in spite of their generally stinky coverage of President Trump. I rarely see an unbiased article in The N.R. Usually backhanded insults or qualified approval with advice to The Donald. I won’t renew again. Even National Geographic, with their every-other paragraph prediction of the end of the world from “climate change”, is more fun to read.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
vhs68 12/2/2020 2:02:04 PM (No. 621648)
Dr. Williams was 84. b. 3/31/36.
His wife, Connie died in 2007. no age listed.
they had been married 48 years at the time.
one side note: he was a cousin to Julius Erving.
R.I.P.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Ribicon 12/2/2020 2:04:52 PM (No. 621649)
That's a shame; he was a giant.
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He would sometimes say (probably paraphrasing), "If I were to die - most people say 'when I die' but I don't plan on it - so, if I were to die..."
RIP, Walter.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
4Justice 12/2/2020 2:13:14 PM (No. 621658)
NOOOOOO!!! Oh please why?? Why are we losing all the good guys lately. And a fellow economist too! I am not able to hold back.the tears today. This is the saddest news I have heard in a long time. Rest in peace, dear friend. You will be greatly missed.
...maybe this is the end days... :(
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Crusty_Rusty 12/2/2020 2:23:17 PM (No. 621664)
A great loss to mankind.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 12/2/2020 2:23:25 PM (No. 621665)
This is a tough loss. RIP, Mr. Williams.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
coyote 12/2/2020 2:25:49 PM (No. 621667)
Walter Williams was a clear thinking and good man, his work will live on.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
sparky joe 12/2/2020 2:47:52 PM (No. 621680)
RIP to a Great American!
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Annie Xango 12/2/2020 3:06:28 PM (No. 621694)
One of my favorites voices....winging his way to Heaven......
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
Imright 12/2/2020 3:09:18 PM (No. 621696)
Terribly sad news...He was a giant among men and will be sorely missed. May he RIP.
Here's a bit more info: https://bongino.com/economics-legend-walter-e-williams-dies-at-84
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Foont 12/2/2020 3:14:10 PM (No. 621701)
One of the good guys. He showed wisdom which is something seldom seen these days . He will be missed. May God grant mercy and peace to him.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
NeverForget 12/2/2020 3:26:40 PM (No. 621703)
RIP, sir. You fought the good fight.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
Luandir 12/2/2020 3:49:31 PM (No. 621710)
Thankful that he and Mrs. Williams are together again.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
FunOne 12/2/2020 3:51:50 PM (No. 621712)
He was my favorite guest host on Rush's talk radio show. Sharp wit, smart, entertaining.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
LonestarM3 12/2/2020 5:49:59 PM (No. 621812)
When I heard on the car radio today that Warren Williams had died it hit me almost like news of a family member although I never met him. I have read and listened to his solid patriotic wisdom for years.
A little thing that speaks of his character and commitment to teachinllg: Twice, several years apart, I wrote Mr. Williams an email. Once I questioned a statement he had made in an article. The other time I asked him to explain something I didn't quite understand from a radio broadcast. (He was right about the point I questioned)
Both times, I received courteous, clear and cogent replies. Not a boilerplate, "thanks for your comments," but fairly detailed replies that he might have written to a personal friend or a student in one of his classes - clearly specifically addressing my question.
A nationally known leading professor, economist and commentator taking the time to respond so to someone he never heard of. What a fine man!
I imagine there are many, many others who have had similar experiences. I will miss his wisdom and humor.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
BarryNo 12/2/2020 5:51:22 PM (No. 621813)
I agree with Ramona. Walter was a treasure.
He's one of many we've lost these past few years. And we may lose more in the coming year. These wonderful people grew up in families tha knew what America was promised to be and fought in word and deed to push ahead to make the America the Dream, America the Reality.
We must not let them die in vain.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
pinger 12/2/2020 6:12:36 PM (No. 621824)
What a loss for the conservative voice. He was good. No, he was great. It's a shame why good people like this have got to go when so many terrible people get the opportunity to continue to be terrible.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
3XALADY 12/2/2020 6:29:06 PM (No. 621843)
Dittoes to every post above. God broke the mold when he made Walter Williams.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
Jennie C. 12/2/2020 7:22:02 PM (No. 621871)
#14: He was 84, and his wife passed in 2007.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
Bassman1911 12/2/2020 8:13:15 PM (No. 621907)
Thank you Rush, you introduced millions of Americans to this great man and he introduced us to the great Thomas Sowell. We are much better off for it
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 12/3/2020 12:10:16 AM (No. 621991)
Such a brilliant, brilliant man, and what a storied life he had. I used to love hearing him sub for Rush and he would explain complex things so easily. He was indeed a national treasure.
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
Folsomguy 12/3/2020 6:00:02 PM (No. 622527)
OP is right on. I loved reading anything Dr. Williams wrote. I actually cried when I saw the news. Please RIP.
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
broken01 1/22/2021 9:17:37 PM (No. 671062)
I remember the first two websites I logged into to get news. They were this site and Townhall. It was that site where I was first introduced to Walter Williams. He was a brilliant economist and a great Conservative. I liked it when he subbed for Rush Limbaugh with his stories about his wife for nearly 50 years. I especially liked it when his good friend the equally brilliant Thomas Sowell called in. He also was a guest on Larry Elder radio show out west. He was a great mind and a gentleman. RIP sir.
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Loss of another national treasure. He spoke for those with no voice.