2020 Economist Walter Williams R.I.P.

Source:

https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/dr-walter-e-williams-rip

"Dr. Walter Williams, a distinguished economist ... died December 2. He was 83.

Dr. Williams served for many years as a professor of economics at George Mason University where he was also chairman of the economics department from 1995 to 2001. 

 

... Dr. Williams was an unusual economist. He was uncompromising in his conviction that maximum individual liberty not only was the best means of producing prosperity but was also essential to justice, peace, and even virtue. 

 

... His communication skills made him stand out in a field whose practitioners are better known for mumbling and pointing to charts and graphs.

 

... The mere presence of Dr. Williams, along with Dr. Thomas Sowell, a Stanford economist who celebrated his 90th birthday this year by releasing yet another book (Charter Schools and Their Enemies), was proof that “Black libertarian” was not an oxymoron. 

 

... Williams would say: A Black man or woman would have to be especially stupid or foolish to trust the government to defend their rights or deliver on promises.

The debate over race relations, once again in the headlines, will have to go forward without one of the world’s greatest public intellectuals." 

A very good Dr. Williams biography:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZGvQcxoAPg