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Nigel Ashford
Dr. Nigel Ashford is senior program officer at the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University.
Nigel was a professor of politics and Jean Monnet Scholar in European Integration at Staffordshire University, England. He also directed the Principles of a Free Society Project at the Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation in Sweden, was a Bradley Resident Scholar at the Heritage Foundation and visiting scholar at the Social and Philosophy Policy Center in Bowling Green. He is a recipient of the International Anthony Fisher Trust Prize for published work which strengthens public understanding of the political economy of the free society.
Nigel was also chairman of the American Politics Group of the United Kingdom. He has been a visiting fellow at several national conventions, most recently Philadelphia in 2000. He has lectured in 14 countries, including the Cato Institute and Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. He is author of "U.S. Politics Today" (Manchester University Press, 1999) and numerous articles on how ideas influence U.S. politics.
Nigel Ashford may be contacted via e-mail.
Gays should enjoy the same rights as other citizens, but legislators should not pass laws forbidding private employment bias, curbing anti-gay speech, or enhancing penalties for "hate crimes."
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Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought (editor)
Public
Policy and the Impact of the New Right (editor)
U.S.
Politics Today (editor)
Contributions
- Equal Rights, Not Gay Rights, by Nigel Ashford, November 30, 1999