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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

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump motions to the crowd after speaking at a campaign rally Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

How Trump can win: Everything hinges on a strong debate performance

Former President Donald Trump can win the election. In the first debate next week, he should ignore President Biden and instead focus on the viewers at home who will yearn to hear real ideas to solve the challenges in their lives. Without a studio audience, he must look into the cameras and tell Americans how he is going to make our country great again.

June 20, 2024

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii says Democratic Party elites have put themselves in the place of God and want to erase the deity from American life. She left the party in October 2022 and is now an independent. (Photo courtesy of Tulsi Gabbard)

Gabbard is not the right running mate for Trump

'For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind" is the name of a new book by former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. She has repeatedly said that she would be honored to b

June 13, 2024

U.S. World War II veteran and Tuskegee Airman, Enoch "Woody" Woodhouse salutes as he arrives to an international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2024. World leaders are gathered Thursday in France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Freedom must never be taken for granted

On a group trip to Normandy last summer, we played President Ronald Reagan's solemn words spoken at Pointe Du Hoc to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe.

June 7, 2024

Democrats attack Act 10 in Wisconsin illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Recalling the 2012 Wisconsin governor recall

June 5 is the anniversary of our recall election victory. It was the first time a governor survived such an effort. Each of the previous attempts resulted in the incumbent being removed from office.

May 30, 2024

Big unions and right to work in states illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden’s big-government union play

The majority of states now give workers the freedom to do their jobs without being forced to join a labor union.

May 23, 2024

Wisconsin limiting government overreach and empowering taxpayers through Acts 10, 21 and 39 illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Wisconsin blazed trail in limiting government overreach, empowering taxpayers

During the Walker administration, we enacted some of the boldest reforms in the nation. Five years later, Wisconsin still ranks second in the nation on the Federalism Scorecard issued by the State Policy Network.

May 16, 2024

FILE - This Oct. 9, 2019, file photo shows the high speed rail viaduct under construction over the San Joaquin River near Fresno, Calif. The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, bumped its overall cost estimate for completing the rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles to $80.3 billion, blaming inflationary increases and better cost projections for a $1.3 billion boost that still is smaller than in previous years. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California’s bullet train to nowhere: Why are liberals obsessed with rail?

California's bridge to nowhere is a clear reminder of the high-speed rail boondoggle being pushed by liberals like President Biden.

May 9, 2024

Arrest college campus student protesters illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Student protesters should be arrested, charged and expelled

Arrest them. Remove them. Expel them. What we see happening on college campuses across the country is not about free speech.

May 2, 2024

Protesters display a poster depicting U.S. President Joe Biden as a clown during an Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 5, 2024. Al-Quds Day which was declared by the late Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 as a day of struggle against Israel and to demonstrate the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims is observed every last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Biden’s ‘don’t’ didn’t work: The dark side of Iran

Iran made a major mistake last weekend. Its unprecedented attack on Israel restored some of the global support received by Israel after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas terrorists.

April 18, 2024

Illustration on past Liberal policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why do liberals fail to recognize that America is a land of wealth and opportunity?

Why do so many liberals hate America? Perhaps their minds would be changed if they visited the regimes so many on the left praise and saw the failures of socialism firsthand.

April 11, 2024

Washington state turn to fiscal conservatives illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Washington state takes a surprising turn to the right

Fiscal conservatives are winning in -- of all places -- the state of Washington.

April 4, 2024

The United Nations is full of clowns illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

United Nations gives cover to the cold-blooded killers of Hamas

The United Nations is full of fools. The members of the United National Security Council voted 14--0 in favor of a resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan.

March 28, 2024

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.

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.

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.

March 7, 2024

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Trump’s next vice president should be a governor

The best pick for vice president on a GOP ticket in 2024 is a governor.

February 22, 2024

President Joe Biden meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

What do Democrats do with a problem like Biden?

President Biden will again be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States of America.

February 15, 2024

New leader for the Republican National Committee (RNC) illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RNC must find bold new leader to implement successful action plan

The new chair of the Republican National Committee must be bold. Now is not the time to maintain the status quo.

February 8, 2024

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference, June 8, 2021, in Austin, Texas. On Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, an order blocking enforcement of a Texas law, which Abbott signed into law in 2023, requiring vendors to evaluate and rate the sexual content of books they sell, or have sold, to schools has been upheld by a federal appeals court. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas is defending U.S. against a southern border invasion

An invasion is happening at America's southern border. Despite its duty to protect our sovereignty, the federal government has turned a blind eye to a crisis that is growing worse every day.

February 2, 2024

Biden in trouble illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

If younger voters are worried about economic stability, Biden’s got trouble in 2024

President Biden is in trouble. Recent polls in Georgia and Michigan show the current president down to former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup this November.

January 25, 2024