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Scott Walker

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

Political outsiders and Congress illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

2024: Another winning year for political outsiders

Political outsiders are poised to do well in 2024. Businessman Bernie Moreno won the Republican primary in Ohio this week. He will take on Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has held elective office for nearly half a century. Published March 21, 2024

Illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

How to prevent future deaths like Laken Riley’s

President Biden seems more upset about using the term "illegal" to describe the illegal immigrant who is accused of killing Laken Riley than he is over her death. Truly stunning and outrageous. Published March 17, 2024

President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Hagerstown, Md. The President is traveling to Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sleepy Joe Biden is in trouble

President Joe Biden is in trouble. Poll after poll shows that former President Donald Trump is defeating the current president in every battleground state. Published March 7, 2024

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump signs autographs after speaking at a rally at Des Moines Area Community College in Newton, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Trump will be the Republican nominee in 2024

Former President Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee in 2024. If President Biden is the nominee for the Democrats, the 45th president will become the 47th president of the United States. Published January 11, 2024

Teaching history and civics to Generation Z illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Teaching history and civics to Generation Z

A shocking number of young people have a positive view of the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks against America that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. Published December 28, 2023

Universities and college students' radical activism

Our universities have become hubs of radical activism

Higher education is no longer defined by liberal bias or even liberal indoctrination. Sadly, these schools are now almost fully under the control of leftists who are hellbent on the radicalization of the campuses they oversee. Published December 14, 2023

Hamas has no place in the world illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Hamas has no place in the civilized world

Oct. 7, 2023, was the people of Israel's Pearl Harbor Day. They must continue to fight back until their existential threat from Hamas no longer exists. They must eliminate this terrorist organization. Period. Published December 7, 2023

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR SOME - Nearly 10,000 participants raced in America's Trot for Hunger, an annual Thanksgiving Day 5K at Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC that raises money for SOME (So Others Might Eat). The event raised $720,000 to support thousands of DC residents, including families and the elderly, by providing much-needed food, housing, access to healthcare, employment training, and long-term comprehensive substance use disorder treatment programs Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 in Washington. (Eric Kayne/AP Images for SOME)

Giving thanks

My pastor made an important point this past Sunday: Gratitude fills the space otherwise consumed by angst. It is an encouraging and powerful idea. Published November 24, 2023