Walter Edward Williams (March 31, 1936 – December 1, 2020) was an American economist, commentator, and academic. Williams was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University , a syndicated columnist , and author .

Walter Williams, 1985 PBS documentary. Examines the failure of the war on poverty and the devastating effect of well meaning government policies. “State Against Blacks.”

Dec 4, 2020 · Walter E. Williams, a prominent conservative economist, author and political commentator who expressed profoundly skeptical views of government efforts to aid his fellow African-Americans and ...

Dec 8, 2020 · Walter E. Williams, prominent economist, commentator, and professor at George Mason University, died on Tuesday, December 1. He was 84. Williams was a national fellow at the Hoover Institution in the academic year 1975-1976.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dr. Walter E. Williams holds a B.A. in economics from California State University, Los Angeles, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from UCLA.

Feb 5, 2021 · In this profile for Black History Month, the Hoover Institution commemorates the life, legacy, intellectual rigor, and many accomplishments of Walter E. Williams, prominent economist, best-selling author, and nationally influential public intellectual.

Dec 3, 2020 · Nationally syndicated columnist and George Mason University economics professor Walter Williams, whose work appeared regularly in the Tribune-Review, died on Wednesday at the age of 84.

Dec 5, 2020 · Renowned conservative economics professor and columnist Walter Williams has died. He was 84.

Dec 3, 2020 · The world lost an intellectual giant this week when the economist Walter E. Williams passed away.

Jan 26, 2025 · An early and sometimes lonely critic of the War on Poverty, Williams inspired a generation of future economists and public intellectuals during his 40-year career at George Mason University's Department of Economics.