Economist and author Walter Williams died today. Dr. Williams’ best work on economics is his book More Liberty Means Less Government. He was a champion of liberty, including an outspoken opponent of affirmative action and joined Dr. Thomas Sowell on many occasions to criticize affirmative action policies. He was 84 years old. Below is an interview Dr. Williams did last year with Mark Levin on his Fox News show.

PHOTO CREDIT: A photo taken of Dr. Williams delivering a lecture at Texas Tech University. By Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University – Screenshot at 8:11 of YouTube video Dr. Walter E. Williams — “The Role of Government in a Free Society”;, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90906976