Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D. is the President of The Heritage Foundation, Washington’s leading public policy organization or think tank. On January 18, 1989 President Reagan conferred the Presidential Citizens Medal on him as "a leader of the conservative movement." The citation continues: "By building an organization dedicated to ideas and their consequences, he has helped to shape the policy of our Government. His has been a voice of reason and values in service to his country and the cause of freedom around the world." Feulner also serves as Treasurer and Trustee of The Mont Pelerin Society; Trustee and former Chairman of the Board of The Intercollegiate Studies Institute; member of the Board of the National Chamber Foundation; member of the Board of Visitors of George Mason University; and Trustee of the Acton Institute and the International Republican Institute. He is past president of various organizations including The Philadelphia Society and the Mont Pelerin Society, and past Director of Sequoia Bank, Regis University and the Council for National Policy. Dr. Feulner has studied at the University of Edinburgh (Ph.D.-Founding President, American Friends of the University), the London School of Economics (Richard M. Weaver Fellow), the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA-Recipient, Joseph Wharton Award), Georgetown University, and Regis University (B.S.-Distinguished Alumnus Award). He has received honorary degrees from Pepperdine University, Nichols College, Grove City College, Bellevue College, Gonzaga University, Universidad Francisco Marroquin (Guatemala), Hanyang University (Korea), St. Norbert College, Hillsdale College, and Thomas More College. Feulner served on the Gingrich-Mitchell Congressional Task Force on U.N. Reform (2004-2005) and the Congressional Commission on International Financial Institutions ("Meltzer Commission," 1999-2000). He was the Vice Chairman of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform ("Kemp Commission," 1995-1996), Counselor to Vice Presidential candidate Jack Kemp (1996), Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (1982-91), a Consultant for Domestic Policy to President Reagan, and an advisor to several government departments and agencies. He was a member of the President’s Commission on White House Fellows (1981-83), of the Secretary of State’s UNESCO Review Observation Panel (1985-89), of the Carlucci Commission on Foreign Aid (1983), and served as a United States Representative to the United Nations Second Special Session on Disarmament (with the rank of Ambassador) where he delivered the final United States address to the General Assembly (1982). Dr. Feulner served as the Executive Director of the Republican Study Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Confidential Assistant to Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, Administrative Assistant to U.S. Congressman Philip M. Crane (R-Illinois), and as a Public Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is the author of six books: Getting America Right (2006), Leadership for America (2000), Intellectual Pilgrims (1999), The March of Freedom (1998), Conservatives Stalk The House (1983), and Looking Back (1981). He is the editor of U.S.–Japan Mutual Security: The Next Twenty Years and China: The Turning Point, and a contributor to ten other books and numerous journals, reviews and magazines. He was the Publisher of Policy Review (1977-2001), and articles by him have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Washington Times and other major newspapers. He is a regular contributor to Investor's Business Daily. As a member of Investor's Business Daily's "Brain Trust," he regularly contributes op-eds on issues of special interest to financial markets. His weekly column appears in dozens of newspapers across the country. On a personal note, he is married to Linda Claire Leventhal. The Feulners have two married children, Edwin J. Feulner III, and Emily Lown. The Feulners live in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Feulner is listed in standard reference works including the current edition of Who’s Who in America. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2009 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ These are the times that try conservatives' souls. A liberal president wants funding for defense slashed. Congress aims to increase taxes and regulate just about everything. Activist judges crea http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/11/03/curbing_a_constitutional_crisis b66fd933-2405-4b37-94d7-f91c988f1a8c Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT This fall, as American families anticipate the holiday season and an uncertain economy in 2010, they're likely to decide to cut back. 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The message was clear: America stands with Europe against its most dangerous... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/09/30/an_indefensible_decision_on_missile_defense 4befd65a-8432-4151-a562-a52c43f4a4cd Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT Quite a few questions surround the war in Afghanistan. Should the U.S. change its approach? Would more troops help? What's the exit strategy? Washington policymakers will spend a fair amount of time answering these... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/09/22/a_poor_way_to_help_the_poor 229ac701-21ec-4809-83e1-2fe4b2db0a5b Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT Students of history know it's never a good policy to bet against the United States military. American warriors have a knack for turning the tide toward victory just when things look bleakest. Consider Pearl Harbor. A... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/09/18/afghanistan_no_time_to_cut_and_run ef9c0ce0-4694-4307-ab21-637b0bd76224 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT The president has countless things to worry about, but at least he can be confident his children are safe. Whether the First Family is vacationing in the Grand Canyon or hosting town halls in New Hampshire, S http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/09/09/reading,_writing_and_rap_sheets befab0c8-e886-435b-9fe4-732ab85cd939 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT Small-business owners are sweating this summer -- and it's not necessarily because of the weather. Many worry that a form of nationalized health care could soon become law, and that this would cost jobs. "I give http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/09/02/a_big_target_on_small_business 2ec9d76e-dc7d-4712-af45-986a54a35604 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:01:00 GMT During the John Adams administration, Americans were offered a chance to bribe their way out of a war. Most responded by chanting, "Millions for defense, not a penny for tribute." These days, our political leaders... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/08/25/not_providing_for_the_common_defense 1bb04c31-7a51-4cac-88ed-8597aeb452c9 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GMT If there's a parade going by, any good politician will jump in front and claim to be leading it. But it's especially brazen to do so when you're promoting policies likely to bring that parade to a screeching http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/08/11/more_spending,_less_authority a51d1cd5-1c72-4cca-b5b4-09848bd464b9 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GMT This year, millions of Americans accepted a salary freeze or even a pay cut so they could keep their jobs. They ought to be asking why the federal government isn't willing to make a similar sacrifice. Even though... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/08/05/piling_on_the_spending a267bccb-5f36-419b-be4e-f9e62842c651 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:01 GMT Last month, House lawmakers set a new land-speed record by voting for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade (or cap-and-tax) bill before they'd even seen the final copy. Now it seems President Barack Obama is trying to to http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/07/28/public_health_plan_your_only_option 2d0684e3-9288-4365-bedf-3d1c977e895b Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:01 GMT In chess, a player will sometimes sacrifice some pawns as part of a grand strategy to compromise an opponent's defenses. Pawns are relatively unimportant pieces, so it's a good way to get something for virtually noth http://www.townhall.com/columnists/EdFeulner/2009/07/21/outmaneuvering_obama_russias_crafty_weapons_cuts 84aca1d4-a5d9-43e8-a08d-edba39c071dd Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT