I Miss Walter Williams

(Don Boudreaux)

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Here’s Walter Williams from eight years ago. He was a dear friend, a treasured colleague, a world-class teacher of economics, an economist’s economist, and a great and courageous man.

Just after the two-and-a-half-minute mark, Walter says “That’s the difference between me and most Americans. Many Americans will let these people [government officials] do anything to them in the name of safety. ‘As long as it’ll keep us safe!'”