Austin Ruse
Austin Ruse | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Occupation(s) | Political activist, author, columnist, journalist |
| Known for | Center for Family and Human Rights |
| Title | President, Center for Family and Human Rights |
| Movement | Conservatism |
Austin Ruse is an American conservative leader and author. He serves as the President of the Center for Family and Human Rights, also known as C-FAM, a United States-based research institute with special consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council[1] and is also accredited by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States.
Publications and other work
Ruse was a longtime contributor to Breitbart.com, a founding columnist for The Catholic Thing, and writes a bi-weekly column for Crisis Magazine. Prior to helping to found C-FAM, Ruse worked in magazine publishing at Forbes, Fortune, the Atlantic Monthly and Rolling Stone.[2]
He recently published the book "Littlest Suffering Souls: Children Whose Short Lives Point Us to Christ" (2017)[3] that tells the story of three children who suffered greatly, died young and inspired many they met and others that have only heard about them. One of the children is Margaret Leo, who died from complications related to spina bifiida. She was the daughter of Leonard Leo, the influential head of the conservative Federalist Society.[4]
Ruse's second book, "Fake Science: Exposing the Left's Skewed Statistics, Fuzzy Facts, and Dodgy Data" (2017)[5] was published in 2017. In "Fact Science", Ruse challenges scientific claims on a range of public policy issues including global warming, genetically modified foods, fracking and many others.
He is a Roman Catholic, and a Knight of Magistral Grace in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and a Knight in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He is also a recipient of the Defender of Life Award presented by Students for Life of America. Ruse is a recipient of the John Cardinal O'Connor Award from Legatus.[6] In 2004, Ruse and his wife Cathy received the John Paul II Award for Advancing the Culture of Life from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences.[7] Ruse holds undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Missouri, and an Honorary Doctorate from the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
In July 2013, Ruse was identified as a key member of Groundswell, a coalition of conservative activists and journalists.[8][9]
Controversy
While hosting a radio talk show in March 2014, Ruse asserted that "the hard left, human-hating people that run modern universities" should "all be taken out and shot".[10] Ruse issued a formal apology for his comments, stating "the expression 'taken out and shot'... was not intended to be taken literally."[11]
References
- ^ "Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, Inc". UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Austin Ruse". Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Ruse, Austin. Littlest Suffering Souls: Children Whose Short Lives Point Us to Christ.
- ^ "Pope in Fatima". Crux. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Ruse, Austin. Fake Science: Exposing the Left's Skewed Statistics, Fuzzy Facts, and Dodgy Data.
- ^ "Austin Ruse". Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "IPS Honors Pro-Life Couple". Arlington Catholic Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Vicens, AJ (July 25, 2013). "Meet Groundswell's Major Players". Mother Jones. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ "Meeting with the Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute (C-Fam)". Ministry for Foreign Affairs website. Government of Malta. December 22, 2008.
- ^ Shadee Ashtari,"Catholic Group Leader Calls For Liberal Academics To Be 'Taken Out And Shot'", Huffington Post, March 13, 2014; retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ "Statement by Austin Ruse". Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. Retrieved December 30, 2015.