Walter Williams

Type: Person

As of November 2026, Walter Williams has been mentioned in one podcast episode on GLOBAL NEWS PODCAST (Sep 2020). Presented as an influential economist (noted as African-American) whose analogy is used to argue against equal-pay mandates and for market-based anti-discrimination effects.

Walter Edward Williams 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. Williams held classical liberal and libertarian views, and wrote frequently for Townhall, WND, and Jewish World Review. Williams was also a popular guest host of The Rush Limbaugh Show when Limbaugh was unavailable.