America’s Heartthrob, Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams of George Mason University, guest hosted on the last show of 2007. The EIB Network will broadcast a Best of Rush clip show on New Year’s Day. Columnist Mark Steyn will guest host on January 2nd. Rushbo returns on January 5, 2009. 

"Putting me into the political arena would be very much like putting a virgin into a house of ill-repute." -- Walter E. Williams

• NYT: Madoff Spotlight Turns to Role of Offshore Funds
• Newsday: Developments in the Case

"Social Security is a ponzi scheme identical to Madoff's fraudulent scheme. Rather than generate wealth through productive investments, both schemes transfer wealth from newer investors to older investors." -- Walter E. Williams

• AP: Blagojevich Surprises Many with Senate Appointment 
• CST: Blagojevich Offered Obama Senate Seat to Danny Davis Before Tapping Burris

"Socialism is just another form of tyranny." -- Walter E. Williams

• NYT: Bleeding Heart Tightwads

"When I gave congressional testimony, it tended to be standing room only.  The people didn't come for erudition. I believe they were making side bets, 'Will Williams be arrested this time?'" -- Walter E. Williams

• Bloomberg: Capitalism Is Worst System Except for the Rest
• Cato: Are We Ailing from Too Much Deregulation?

"If you saw a building on fire, how many of you would call the arsonist who set it on fire to help you put it out? That's exactly what we're doing with Congress." -- Walter E. Williams

• WSJ: 'Shovel-Ready' on Campus
• NRO: Postponing Reality

"I believe that a large part of the nation's problems today are the result of our straying from morality and the Constitution." -- Walter E. Williams

Check out Dr. Williams' new book:  More Liberty Means Less Government: Our Founders Knew This Well.

"No people will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can any be easily subdued, when knowledge is diffused and virtue is preserved. On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant, and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own weight without the Aid of foreign invaders." -- Samuel Adams

Articles by Walter E. Williams: 
• Evil Concealed By Money
• Counterfeiting Versus Monetary Policy 
• Teaching Economics

"A lot of people are concerned about the new president, but here's what I tell people. The first order of business for most presidents is when they get into office, they seek to appease their enemies by sacrificing their friends -- and wind up not appeasing their enemies and losing their friends. And I'm quite sure Obama has lost all of his extreme left-wing friends. So watch that next year."