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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

Illustration on the foundations for Juneteenth and the Constitution by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Juneteenth v. July 4

Juneteenth is possible because of Independence Day. The radicals pushing the 1619 Project and critical race theory would likely beg to differ with this statement, but the facts make a compelling case. Published June 23, 2022

FILE - Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch announces her candidacy for office of Governor at Western States Envelope Company in Butler, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Kleefisch, a Republican, took the unusual step of endorsing 48 school board candidates in The school board elections Tuesday, April 5, in Wisconsin. Of those, 34 won including eight incumbents, based on preliminary results. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP File)

Rebecca Kleefisch has my endorsement for the next governor of Wisconsin

Rebecca Kleefisch became the first Lt. Governor to win a recall election on June 5, 2012. They went after her for the same reasons they went after me: we did not back down from doing what was right. Even though she had to stand for election on her own during that recall, Lt. Governor Kleefisch won with more votes than we had gathered during the normal election less than two years earlier. Voters saw that our common-sense reforms worked - and they are still working today. Published June 12, 2022

President Joe Biden speaks to the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2022 graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md., Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Joe Biden, the disinformation president

President Biden has no shame. Speaking to graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy last weekend, he claimed that he received an appointment to Annapolis in 1965. Published June 2, 2022

Illustration in remembrance of the last 13 fallen soldiers in Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Honoring the 13 fallen heroes in Afghanistan

My wife, Tonette, and I, along with friends from Wisconsin, were honored to be guests during the Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington last August. Published May 26, 2022

Illustration on the Biden economy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

It’s the economy, stupid

"The economy, stupid." That was the sign in the campaign headquarters of then-Governor Bill Clinton in 1992. Published May 19, 2022

Illustration on Easter, the resurrection and the power of Christ over death by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Celebrating the resurrection and the promise of eternal life

My scripture reading that cool winter morning was Psalm 73, verses 23 to 26: "Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. " Published April 14, 2022

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to combat rising gas prices in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joe Biden is an incompetent fool

When he was Vice President, officials in the Obama White House would excuse his comments by saying, "that's just Joe." As President of the United States, however, Mr. Biden's gaffes have much larger consequences around the world. Published April 1, 2022

FILE - Demonstrators gather on the steps to the State Capitol to speak against transgender-related legislation bills being considered in the Texas Senate and Texas House, Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Austin, Texas. A Texas judge on Friday, March 11, 2022 blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender confirming care for transgender youth. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing Republican Gov. Greg Abbotts directive to compel the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate.(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The transgender indoctrination in our nation’s schools

"IF YOUR PARENTS AREN'T ACCEPTING OF YOUR IDENTITY I'M YOUR MOM NOW," read a poster posted by a high school teacher in the Eau Claire Area School District. The sign has a mother bear with several cubs around her including one with the images of a gay pride and another with the images of a transgender pride flag. This is just one more example of how radical agendas are undermining parental rights and putting students at risk. Published March 18, 2022

President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Biden’s state of denial address

Joe Biden gave a State of Denial address on Tuesday. Our people are strong, but the state of our Union is not. Published March 4, 2022

The four-day Conservative Political Action Conference — affectionately known as CPAC — is now on the calendar, set for Feb. 24-27 in Orlando, Fl. (Image courtesy of the American Conservative Union)

We need to be awake, not ‘woke’

This week, a Wisconsin state lawmaker falsely stated that law enforcement started out as a racist profession while speaking on the floor of the State Assembly. Published February 25, 2022