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Scott Walker

Scott Walker is a columnist for the Washington Times. He was the 45th governor of Wisconsin and launched a bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. He lives in Milwaukee and is the proud owner of a 2003 Harley Davidson Road King. He can be reached at swalker@washingtontimes.com.

Columns by Scott Walker

Don’t fall for the left’s false narratives this election season

Don't take the bait. This is my message to conservatives all across America in the final days of the 2022 campaign season.

October 27, 2022

Democrats’ upcoming shellacking

Democrats are in trouble. Comments made by President Biden while visiting Portland, Oregon, this past week reinforce problems felt by Democratic candidates across the country.

October 20, 2022

Crime is on the ballot this year

Olivia Grace Schultz, a 12-year-old girl, was shot and killed Monday night while helping her mom unload groceries in Milwaukee.

October 13, 2022

The left’s October surprises and lies

"OMFG!! Scott Walker's Got a Love Child?!?!" This was the headline in the Daily Kos on the weekend before my recall election.

October 6, 2022

Biden’s aversion to telling the truth

In a campaign speech last week, the absent-minded president declared, "Gas prices -- I know I got criticized for going into the stockpile. But guess what? Gas prices are down $1.30 a gallon.

September 29, 2022

Marxism will fail in the U.S. because it’s not a class-based society

Marxism failed to take root in the United States because we are not a class-based society. Anyone can live their piece of the American Dream.

September 22, 2022

The left’s anti-gun crusade

The people in woke corporate America are so stupid. What criminal is going to purchase a firearm with a credit card (at least, with one of their own)?

September 15, 2022

Never forgetting 9/11

Andrea Haberman was just 25 years old when she was killed by a bunch of radical Islamic terrorists.

September 8, 2022

Crime will be on top of the ballot this election year

Public safety may end up being the most important issue in the fall elections. Swing voters are increasingly concerned about their own safety and that of their families.

September 1, 2022

Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan unfair to the average worker

My Nana often told me, "Don't spend money you don't have." It was sound financial advice. Sadly, President Biden is teaching young people the opposite: Spend what you want, and the government will bail you out.

August 25, 2022

Biden’s disgraceful withdrawal from Afghanistan

My brother and I put a yellow ribbon around the tree in front of our house during the late 1970s. We were children, but we knew about the 52 Americans who were held hostage in Iran.

August 19, 2022

Federal agencies have been weaponized against the GOP

What took place at the Mar-a-Lago home of former President Donald Trump this week is outrageous. Oddly enough, it feels like -- as Yogi Berra would say -- deja vu all over again.

August 12, 2022

What conservatism is and why we remain united

Despite the narrative being spread by the corporate media, conservatives are united. We are united against the threat to our liberty presented by the radical agenda of President Biden and his allies.

August 4, 2022

Why the Republican National Convention should be held in Milwaukee

The Republican National Convention is coming to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

July 31, 2022

We must fight back against the ‘wokeism’ hijacking our founders homes

Woke indoctrination has even hijacked the homes of our Founders.

July 22, 2022

The Bidens’ racist history

President Biden and his family sound like a bunch of racists.

July 15, 2022

Military recruitment suffers from ‘wokeness,’ weakness and sickness

We live in the land of the free because of the brave. So many Americans seem to take that for granted. We must do more to ensure a fully functioning volunteer U.S. military.

July 7, 2022

This July Fourth, let’s rededicate ourselves to protecting liberty and justice for all

We celebrate the Fourth of July and not April 15, because -- in America -- we commemorate our independence from the government, not our dependence on it.

June 30, 2022

Juneteenth v. July 4

Juneteenth is possible because of Independence Day. The radicals pushing the 1619 Project and critical race theory would likely beg to differ with this statement, but the facts make a compelling case.

June 23, 2022