19 Facts About Edwin Feulner

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Edwin Feulner has three sisters: Mary Ann, Joan, and Barbara.

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Edwin Feulner attended Immaculate Conception High School and graduated from Regis University with a bachelor's degree in English in 1963.

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Edwin Feulner put his studies on hold while President of The Heritage Foundation.

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Edwin Feulner began his career as an analyst for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, then called the Center for Strategic Studies.

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Edwin Feulner later became a congressional aide to Congressman Melvin Laird.

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Edwin Feulner subsequently became a long-serving executive assistant to Illinois Republican congressman Phil Crane.

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Edwin Feulner was a founding trustee of the Heritage Foundation from 1973 until 1977, when he left Representative Crane's office to run the outfit full-time.

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Edwin Feulner wanted it to be more aggressive, more market-driven and less ivory-tower, creating easily-accessed, concise studies.

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In January 2013, Edwin Feulner published the column "Economic Freedom on the Wane" to review the results of the annual Index of Economic Freedom, which has been an ongoing joint project of The Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation since 1995.

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Edwin Feulner was president and treasurer of the Mont Pelerin Society in 2014.

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Edwin Feulner has served as a trustee and as the chairman of the board of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

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Edwin Feulner has been a member of the board of the National Chamber Foundation and of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, as well as of the board of trustees and a life trustee of Regis University, his undergraduate alma mater.

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Edwin Feulner became a member of the advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, and held its chair in 2021.

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Edwin Feulner was vice chairman of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform, known as the Kemp Commission, from 1995 to 1996.

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Edwin Feulner was the chairman of the US Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, a consultant for domestic policy to US president Ronald Reagan, and an adviser to several government departments and agencies.

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In 1989 Edwin Feulner received the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian award in the United States.

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Edwin Feulner is frequently recognized by media and in conservative circles as an influence in US right-wing policy thought.

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In June 2012, Edwin Feulner received the conservative Bradley Prize for "extraordinary talent and dedication".

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Edwin Feulner has been awarded eleven honorary degrees, and has received honors from the governments of Taiwan, South Korea and the Czech Republic.