Paul G. Kengor | |
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Born | December 6, 1966 |
Paul G. Kengor (born December 6, 1966) is an author and professor of political science at Grove City College and the executive director of Institute for Faith and Freedom, a Grove City College conservative think tank/policy center. He is also a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. [1] Kengor has focused much of his work on Ronald Reagan, faith and the presidency, conservative politics, the Cold War, the communist movement, and Catholicism.
Kengor received his master's degree from the American University School of International Service [2] and his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. [3]
Kengor has done work for the Center for Strategic and International Studies and The Heritage Foundation and Allegheny Institute for Public Policy, conservative think tanks. He has served on the editorial board of Presidential Studies Quarterly . He does a regular commentary for three nationally syndicated radio programs: American Radio Journal, Moody Broadcasting, and Ave Maria Radio Network/CatholicExchange.com. [4] He also writes for the American Spectator . [5]
Reagan , a film based upon Kengor's books about Ronald Reagan, was scheduled for release in 2021 but has since been delayed indefinitely. [6]
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