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'''Christopher C. DeMuth''' (born [[August 5]], [[1946]], in [[Kenilworth, Illinois|Kenilworth]], Ill.<ref name="NNDB">NNDB, "[http://www.nndb.com/people/010/000129620/ Christopher DeMuth]"</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] [[lawyer]]. He has been the president of the [[American Enterprise Institute]] (AEI), a [[conservative]] [[think tank]], since [[1986]]. He has announced that he will step down as president in 2008.<ref name="AEI release">American Enterprise Institute, "[http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.26945,filter.all/pub_detail.asp Christopher DeMuth to Resign as AEI President in 2008]," news release, October 11, 2007.</ref> DeMuth is widely credited with reviving AEI's fortunes after its near-bankruptcy in 1986 and leading the institute to new heights of influence and growth. Before joining AEI, DeMuth worked on [[regulation|regulatory]] issues in the [[Ronald Reagan]] administration. |
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'''Christopher DeMuth''' is president [http://www.aei.org/about/filter.,contentID.20038142214500075/default.asp] of the [[American Enterprise Institute]], a [[thinktank]]. |
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DeMuth co-edited the 1995 book ''The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol'', published by American Enterprise Institute Press. He served in the Nixon and Reagan administrations and was editor and publisher of the Cato Institute magazine ''Regulation'' from 1986-1989. |
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DeMuth supported the publication of [[Dinesh D'Souza]]'s controversial [[book]] ''The End of Racism'' but fiercely denounced the [[New Century Foundation]] annual [[Business conference|conferences]] run by [[Jared Taylor]]. |
DeMuth supported the publication of [[Dinesh D'Souza]]'s controversial [[book]] ''The End of Racism'' but fiercely denounced the [[New Century Foundation]] annual [[Business conference|conferences]] run by [[Jared Taylor]]. |
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[[Charles Murray]], another fellow of the AEI, coauthored another controversial book that dealt with race, ''[[The Bell Curve]]'' during the period D'Souza published his book and the New Century Foundation began featuring conferences. |
[[Charles Murray]], another fellow of the AEI, coauthored another controversial book that dealt with race, ''[[The Bell Curve]]'' during the period D'Souza published his book and the New Century Foundation began featuring conferences. |
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== Bibliography == |
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*Christopher DeMuth and [[William Kristol]], eds. ''The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of [[Irving Kristol]]''. Washington: AEI Press, 1995. (ISBN 0844738999) |
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*Robert W. Crandall, Christopher DeMuth, Robert W. Hahn, Robert E. Litan, Pietro S. Nivola, Paul R. Portney. ''An Agenda for Federal Regulatory Reform''. Washington: AEI Press, 1997. (ISBN 0-8447-7104-X) |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.aei.org/demuth/ Christopher DeMuth's profile at the American Enterprise Institute's website] |
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*[http://www.chrisdemuth.com DeMuth's personal website] |
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Christopher C. DeMuth (born August 5, 1946, in Kenilworth, Ill.[1]) is an American lawyer. He has been the president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank, since 1986. He has announced that he will step down as president in 2008.[2] DeMuth is widely credited with reviving AEI's fortunes after its near-bankruptcy in 1986 and leading the institute to new heights of influence and growth. Before joining AEI, DeMuth worked on regulatory issues in the Ronald Reagan administration.
DeMuth supported the publication of Dinesh D'Souza's controversial book The End of Racism but fiercely denounced the New Century Foundation annual conferences run by Jared Taylor. Charles Murray, another fellow of the AEI, coauthored another controversial book that dealt with race, The Bell Curve during the period D'Souza published his book and the New Century Foundation began featuring conferences.
Bibliography
- Christopher DeMuth and William Kristol, eds. The Neoconservative Imagination: Essays in Honor of Irving Kristol. Washington: AEI Press, 1995. (ISBN 0844738999)
- Robert W. Crandall, Christopher DeMuth, Robert W. Hahn, Robert E. Litan, Pietro S. Nivola, Paul R. Portney. An Agenda for Federal Regulatory Reform. Washington: AEI Press, 1997. (ISBN 0-8447-7104-X)
References
- ^ NNDB, "Christopher DeMuth"
- ^ American Enterprise Institute, "Christopher DeMuth to Resign as AEI President in 2008," news release, October 11, 2007.
External links
- Christopher DeMuth's profile at the American Enterprise Institute's website
- DeMuth's personal website
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