Scott Walker
Columns by Scott Walker
The Democrats’ gerrymandering adventures
Democrats are working to gerrymander themselves into permanent control in Washington, D.C. Just this week, former President Barack Obama sent out an email announcing his new Redistricting U. Published August 29, 2019
Supporting Israel: The only democracy in the Middle East
Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, said this as part of her statement after Israel announced that she and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, would not be allowed to enter the country. Published August 22, 2019
In praise of Republican tax cuts
President Ronald Reagan signed the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 38 years ago this week at Rancho del Cielo, his ranch in the mountains outside of Santa Barbara, California. The bipartisan legislation was the largest tax cut in the history of the United States of America at the time. Published August 15, 2019
Acknowledging Donald Trump’s robust economy
This week, economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin said, "Democrats are not talking about the economy, because they have nothing to say." Published August 8, 2019
Securing freedom beyond government
Today, I am a conservative and a Republican because of Ronald Reagan. Most importantly, I am an optimist about our future because of his influence on my life. Published August 1, 2019
‘America’ and ‘American’ vanish in a college guide for how not to offend
America and American are offensive. This is not my view. But an early version of a document compiled by the "Inclusive Communications Task Force at Colorado State University" actually singled out the words "America" and "American" as being potentially offensive. Published July 25, 2019
Supporting free enterprise and conservative values
We live in the greatest country in the history of the world -- the United States of America. Young people like my two sons, Matt and Alex, have opportunities unheard of by prior generations. Published July 18, 2019
How Democrats try to hijack elections
Pick a state, any state, and sue until it's blue. That is the strategy of former President Barack Obama and his Attorney General Eric Holder when it comes to redistricting. Published July 11, 2019
The Founders of America took no small risk to establish a nation based on liberty
In America, we celebrate the 4th of July and not April 15th, because, in America, we celebrate our independence from the government and not our dependence on it. Published July 4, 2019
An unborn child is a gift from God and human being
Our son Matthew turns 25 on Sunday. He is our gift from God. Published June 27, 2019
Why Congress does not deserve a pay raise
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) hasn't even been in office for a year and she wants a pay increase. No, this isn't the Onion. That is her actual position. Published June 20, 2019
Why moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem was smart
Donald J. Trump moved the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. That is a really big deal — both as policy and as politics. Published June 13, 2019
Hope and respect are the keys to peace in Israel
Hope and respect will help bring peace throughout Israel. Tonette and I visited Israel this past week. I saw a glimpse of that hope while visiting a company called Alon Group in Samaria. There we spoke with owner Rafael Alon and his team. Of the hundreds of people that they employ at that factory, about half of the workforce is Jewish and the other half is Arab. Published June 6, 2019
Growing confidence in economy, labor market didn’t happen by accident, must be supported
Ben will start working at Northwestern Mutual this Monday. I met him this past Tuesday along with other graduates of and students at devCodeCamp. The program is a 12-week boot camp to learn the nuts and bolts of software engineering. Published May 30, 2019
Memorial Day is a time to honor those who are willing to sacrifice everything for their country
Gary Wetzel will be at Rolling Thunder this weekend in our nation's capital. Published May 23, 2019
Big-government union bosses revel in collective bargaining
As a local official years ago, I saw the negative impact of collective bargaining on our taxpayers and on our excellent employees. So, during my first year in office as governor of Wisconsin, we took the power away from the big-government special interests and put it firmly into the hands of the hard-working taxpayers. Our Act 10 reforms were both pro-taxpayer and pro-worker. Published May 16, 2019
Who wants to live in a country that can block free speech?
Could you imagine the federal government shutting down access to Twitter or Instagram? How would it feel being cut off from YouTube, Bing and Periscope? How about not being able to use the chat and messaging services on Google? Published May 9, 2019
America will never be a socialist country
Venezuela is a real-time example of the failure of socialism. Promises of prosperity frequently lead to poverty for the masses and all-too-often opens the door to brutal dictators. Published May 2, 2019
Why Trump must remind voters of the good things that are happening, what’s at sake
"Donald Trump won. We didn't need WikiLeaks. We had Wisconsin." -- Kellyanne Conway on ABC's "This Week" last Sunday. Published April 25, 2019
Finding an intimate connection to Jesus Christ through prayer
Thinking about Jesus crying out from the cross on the original Good Friday reminds me of a sermon on prayer I heard years ago. Published April 18, 2019
