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Donald Devine

Donald Devine

Donald Devine is Senior Scholar at The Fund for American Studies in Washington, D.C. He served as President Ronald Reagan’s civil service director during the president's first term in office. A former professor, he is the author of 10 books, including his two most recent, The Enduring Tension: Capitalism and the Moral Order and Ronald Reagan’s Enduring Principles, and is a frequent contributor to The American Spectator.
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by | Apr 26, 2022

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by | Mar 17, 2022

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by | Feb 17, 2022

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by | Jan 24, 2022

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by | Dec 11, 2021

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by | Nov 13, 2021

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by | Oct 4, 2021

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