Paul G. Kengor (born December 6, 1966) is an author and professor of political science at

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, a private Christian

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. He is the executive director of Institute for Faith and Freedom, a Grove City College

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

think tank/policy center. He is also a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, a conservative think tank at

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. Kengor has focused much of his work on

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

, faith and the presidency, conservative politics, the

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, the communist movement, and

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Education

Kengor received his master's degree from the American University School of International Service and his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

Career

Kengor has done work for the

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and the conservative think tanks, the

Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation (abbreviated to Heritage) is an American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. that is primarily geared toward public policy. The foundation took a leading role in the conservative movement during the preside ...

and the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy; and has served on the editorial board of

Presidential Studies Quarterly ''Presidential Studies Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed political science journal dedicated to the scholarly study of the presidency of the United States. It was established in 1971 as ''Center House Bulletin'', obtaining its current name ...

. He does a regular commentary for three nationally syndicated radio programs: American Radio Journal, Moody Broadcasting, and Ave Maria Radio Network/CatholicExchange.com. He also writes for the conservative ''

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''. ''

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'', a film based upon his books about

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, is set to be released in 2023.

Writings

* ''Wreath Layer or Policy Player?''.

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, 2002. * ''The Reagan Presidency: Assessing the Man and His Legacy'', with Peter Schweizer, et al. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005 * ''God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life''.

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, 2005. * ''God and George W. Bush: A Spiritual Life''.

, 2005. * ''The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism''. New York:

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, 2006. * ''The Judge: William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan's Top Hand''. with Patricia Clark Doerner. Ft. Collins, CO: Ignatius Press, 2007. * ''God and Hillary Clinton: A Spiritual Life''. New York: Harper, 2007. * ''Dupes: How America's Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century''. Wilmington, Del: ISI Books, 2010. * ''The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mentor''. Mercury Radio Arts Publishing, 2012. * ''All The Dupes Fit To Print: Journalists Who Have Served As Tools Of Communist Propaganda'', with Cliff Kincaid.

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, 2013. * ''11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative''.

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, 2014. * ''Reagan's Legacy in a World Transformed'', with Jeffrey L. Chidester, et al.

Harvard University Press Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing. It is a member of the Association of American University Presses. After the retir ...

, 2015. * ''Takedown: From Communists to Progressives, How the Left Has Sabotaged Family and Marriage''.

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, 2015. * ''A Pope and A President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century.'' ISI Books, 2017. * ''The Politically Incorrect Guide to Communism''.

Regnery Publishing Regnery Publishing is a politically conservative book publisher based in Washington, D.C. The company was founded by Henry Regnery in 1947, and is now a division of radio broadcaster Salem Media Group. It is led by President & Publisher Thomas S ...

, 2017. * ''The Divine Plan: Reagan, John Paul II and the Dramatic End of the Cold War''. With Robert Orlando. ISI Books, 2019. * ''The Devil and Karl Marx: Communism's Long March of Death, Deception, and Infiltration''.

TAN Books TAN Books is a traditionalist Catholic American book distributor and publisher. History TAN Books was founded in 1967, as "TAN Books and Publishers," in Rockford, Illinois by Thomas A. Nelson (not to be confused with the founder of the Bible-pu ...

, 2020. * ''The Devil and Bella Dodd: One Woman's Struggle Against Communism and Her Redemption'', with Mary Nicholas.

, 2022.

References

External links

Simon and Schuster official author page

Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D.
page at the Center for Vision and Values
Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kengor, Paul Living people American political writers American Roman Catholics American male non-fiction writers American University School of International Service alumni Conservatism in the United States Right-wing politics in the United States Grove City College University of Pittsburgh alumni 1966 births