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Walter Williams RIP
The Library of Economics and Liberty ^ | December 2, 2020 | David Henderson

Posted on 12/02/2020 7:34:40 AM PST by Wiz-Nerd

I learned from Don Boudreaux this morning that Walter Williams died either this morning or last night. For those of you who don’t know, he was a long-time economics professor at George Mason University.

I’ll have more to say later but I want to give one appreciation.

Walter liked smoking and he also hated the TSA. Some years ago, the combination of no-smoking regs on planes and intrusive groping by the TSA caused him to vow never to fly by commercial airline again. When he received offers to give speeches that were far enough away that driving was infeasible, he negotiated for a private airplane to take him there.


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1 posted on 12/02/2020 7:34:40 AM PST by Wiz-Nerd
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Oh No!


2 posted on 12/02/2020 7:35:23 AM PST by Eddie01 (too exhausted to apply the sarc tag)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

That’s a great loss.


3 posted on 12/02/2020 7:36:03 AM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

A national treasure.

RIP, Sir.


4 posted on 12/02/2020 7:37:42 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Didn’t he fill in for Rush or someone?


5 posted on 12/02/2020 7:37:44 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Wiz-Nerd

A great economist. Too bad he was white or what he had to say may have gotten the attention it deserved.


6 posted on 12/02/2020 7:38:16 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Wiz-Nerd

His wisdom will be missed.


7 posted on 12/02/2020 7:38:39 AM PST by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

His economic philosophy was based on the reality that ideologies and wishful thinking do not and can not alter human nature.


8 posted on 12/02/2020 7:39:00 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham ("God is a spirit, and man His means of walking on the earth.")
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Alas....... he was one of the truly wise ones. His well reasoned wisdom places all the BLM claptrap under the shadow of intellectual darkness.


9 posted on 12/02/2020 7:39:16 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) t Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My, o. h, my, what a wonderful day)
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To: EEGator
Yes, he substituted for Rush quite a bit back in the 1990's and early 2000's. Otherwise, most of us would never have heard of him.

RIP, good sir.
10 posted on 12/02/2020 7:39:23 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: Wiz-Nerd

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3911487/posts

Another thread, 80 comments if anyone cares to scan thru them


11 posted on 12/02/2020 7:39:34 AM PST by deport
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To: Wiz-Nerd

A great loss. I loved it when he guest hosted for Rush.


12 posted on 12/02/2020 7:39:37 AM PST by Mrs. P
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To: Wiz-Nerd

A Great American!


13 posted on 12/02/2020 7:40:05 AM PST by Dave911
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

A great economist. Too bad he was white...

You’re sure about the white part?


14 posted on 12/02/2020 7:40:06 AM PST by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

RIP WW.
I remember when he used to fill in for Rush many years ago.
Very smart and funny man. Full of wisdom.


15 posted on 12/02/2020 7:40:12 AM PST by a real Sheila (WuFlu be gone!)
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To: PeteB570

What an amazing mind and soul.


16 posted on 12/02/2020 7:40:18 AM PST by Eddie01 (too exhausted to apply the sarc tag)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Tremendous loss ... we’ve lost some great conservatives this year.
RIP Mr. Williams - you will be greatly missed.


17 posted on 12/02/2020 7:40:47 AM PST by Qiviut (Govt acting like it's Ebola w/ a 90% fatality rate, not COVID w/ a 99+% survival rate for most.)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

RIP


18 posted on 12/02/2020 7:40:50 AM PST by Bogey78O (So far so good.)
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin

Wasn’t


19 posted on 12/02/2020 7:41:02 AM PST by Eddie01 (too exhausted to apply the sarc tag)
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To: Wiz-Nerd

Irreplaceable. A national treasure.


20 posted on 12/02/2020 7:41:11 AM PST by sjmjax
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