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Scott Walker

swalker@washingtontimes.com

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

Police block the entrance into McKenna Hall as Notre Dame students protest an event featuring Charles Murray, a controversial conservative speaker, writer and academic, March 28, 2017, on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. New polling finds that America’s college campuses are seen as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes free speech. Polling from the University of Chicago and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 47% of adult Americans say liberals are free to express their views on college campuses, while 20% said the same of conservatives. (Robert Franklin/South Bend Tribune via AP)

Shaping conservative discussion at colleges

Conservatives feel isolated and intimidated on college campuses. New University of Chicago and Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research polling shows only 9% of respondents think conservatives can speak freely about their beliefs.

October 5, 2023
Never Forget September 11 Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Keeping the memory of Sept. 11, 2001, alive

This week marked 22 years since radical Islamic terrorists attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, killing 2,977 innocent people. We must never forget the events of that day, who carried them out and why.

September 14, 2023
Illustration on youth climate change indoctrination by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

For young people, climate change is real

Young people are largely concerned about the economy and have conservative views on racial quotas and gender. At the same time, they have been radicalized on climate issues. We have work to do.

August 31, 2023
Bold Ron DeSantis Poster by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

My advice to DeSantis: Go bold and lean

Second-quarter fundraising numbers show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign outpaced everyone else in the 2024 GOP primary race with $20.1 million raised.

July 20, 2023
FILE - The Supreme Court is seen under a clearing sky, Friday, June 30, 2023, after case decisions were announced in Washington. After a series of major blows to his agenda from the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is intent on making sure it is voters — not the justices of the high court — who have the final say. “Republicans snatched away the hope that they were given,” Biden said hours after the high court overturned his plan to forgive a majority of the country’s federal student loans. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

A conservative message: Freedom and opportunity for everyone

Our founders clearly spelled out in the Declaration of Independence that all of us are created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain fundamental rights. In other words: Our rights come from God, not the government. The government's role is to ensure those rights are not infringed upon in any way.

July 10, 2023
The United Swing States of America (Illustration by Jack Ohman for the Oregonian)

Swing-state poll spells trouble for GOP

Voters in Wisconsin are making news again. A poll released on Wednesday by Marquette University Law School shows a close race in the Republican primary and a competitive race in November 2024.

June 29, 2023
Freedom for All in America Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

America must never become a socialist country

America: Freedom & Opportunity for All. Put an American flag on a T-shirt with this slogan, and you have apparel you can wear any month of the year. It is what brings the nation together.

June 1, 2023
Illustration on President Biden's America by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden’s America: We deserve better leadership

President Biden's America is filled with chaos. Despite what the media may be telling us, people see the daily disarray caused by the president's policies -- and it's time we call them out.

May 25, 2023
FILE - U.S. Marines direct a Chinook helicopter arriving to pick up a container with supplies at Forward Operating Base Edi in the Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan on June 9, 2011. The Biden administration on Thursday, May 11, 2023, approved an $8.5 billion sale of Chinook helicopters to NATO ally Germany. The approval comes as the war in Ukraine continues to tax the military stocks of Western countries but is not directly related to the conflict. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

May God bless our military

My head felt like it weighed a thousand pounds as we took off in the F-16 fighter aircraft. Easing into the turns, I could feel my compression suit thrusting the blood from my legs all the way to my head. What a rush.

May 19, 2023