What is Walter E. Williams?
[[File:Walter E. Williams speaks at Texas Tech in 2013 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Walter Edward Williams''' (March 31, 1936 – December 1, 2020) was an American economist, commentator, and academic. He was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at [[George Mason University]]. He was known for his [[Classical liberalism|classical liberal]] and [[libertarian]] views.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freemarketmojo.com/?p=4699|title=Free Market Mojo<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=2020-12-03|archive-date=2010-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122035054/http://freemarketmojo.com/?p=4699|url-status=dead}}</ref> His writings frequently appeared on [[Townhall.com]], ''[[WorldNetDaily|WND]]'', and ''[[Jewish World Review]]''. He was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Williams died on December 1, 2020, in [[Devon, Pennsylvania]] at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/walter-williams-r-i-p-11606934313|title=Walter Williams, R.I.P.|last=Boudreaux|first=Donald J.|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202185431/https://www.wsj.com/articles/walter-williams-r-i-p-11606934313|archive-date=December 2, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Walter E.}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Academics from Virginia]] [[Category:American economists]] [[Category:American political commentators]] [[Category:Writers from Philadelphia]] [[Category:Libertarians]] {{US-bio-stub}}