Scott Walker

The Founders of America took no small risk to establish a nation based on liberty

In America, we celebrate the 4th of July and not April 15th, because, in America, we celebrate our independence from the government and not our dependence on it.

July 4, 2019

An unborn child is a gift from God and human being

Our son Matthew turns 25 on Sunday. He is our gift from God.

June 27, 2019

Why Congress does not deserve a pay raise

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) hasn't even been in office for a year and she wants a pay increase. No, this isn't the Onion. That is her actual position.

June 20, 2019

Why moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem was smart

Donald J. Trump moved the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. That is a really big deal — both as policy and as politics.

June 13, 2019

Hope and respect are the keys to peace in Israel

Hope and respect will help bring peace throughout Israel. Tonette and I visited Israel this past week. I saw a glimpse of that hope while visiting a company called Alon Group in Samaria. There we spoke with owner Rafael Alon and his team. Of the hundreds of people that they employ at that factory, about half of the workforce is Jewish and the other half is Arab.

June 6, 2019

Growing confidence in economy, labor market didn’t happen by accident, must be supported

Ben will start working at Northwestern Mutual this Monday. I met him this past Tuesday along with other graduates of and students at devCodeCamp. The program is a 12-week boot camp to learn the nuts and bolts of software engineering.

May 30, 2019

Memorial Day is a time to honor those who are willing to sacrifice everything for their country

Gary Wetzel will be at Rolling Thunder this weekend in our nation's capital.

May 23, 2019

Big-government union bosses revel in collective bargaining

As a local official years ago, I saw the negative impact of collective bargaining on our taxpayers and on our excellent employees. So, during my first year in office as governor of Wisconsin, we took the power away from the big-government special interests and put it firmly into the hands of the hard-working taxpayers. Our Act 10 reforms were both pro-taxpayer and pro-worker.

May 16, 2019

Who wants to live in a country that can block free speech?

Could you imagine the federal government shutting down access to Twitter or Instagram? How would it feel being cut off from YouTube, Bing and Periscope? How about not being able to use the chat and messaging services on Google?

May 9, 2019

America will never be a socialist country

Venezuela is a real-time example of the failure of socialism. Promises of prosperity frequently lead to poverty for the masses and all-too-often opens the door to brutal dictators.

May 2, 2019

Why Trump must remind voters of the good things that are happening, what’s at sake

"Donald Trump won. We didn't need WikiLeaks. We had Wisconsin." -- Kellyanne Conway on ABC's "This Week" last Sunday.

April 25, 2019

Finding an intimate connection to Jesus Christ through prayer

Thinking about Jesus crying out from the cross on the original Good Friday reminds me of a sermon on prayer I heard years ago.

April 18, 2019

How Education Freedom Scholarships can supplement educational choices

Dina's son was struggling with his grades. He was being bullied by the other students. Not surprisingly, he didn't care much for school.

April 11, 2019

What Democrats talk about isn’t ‘infanticide’

Our oldest son, Matthew, will turn 25 in June. Tonette and I still have his first baby picture. It was an ultrasound taken during pregnancy.

April 4, 2019

‘Our kids are counting on us’

$67,000. That's the share of the federal debt inherited by every child born today in America.

March 28, 2019

Why Democrats must go back to school on taxes

Try explaining marginal tax cuts to a room of 5th graders.

March 21, 2019