Posted on 03/23/2021 9:24:11 AM PDT by Perseverando
On Monday, the Heritage Foundation announced that its current president, Kay Coles James, will resign later this year. Executive Vice President Dr. Kim R. Holmes, who rejoined the Heritage Foundation when James took over in 2018, will resign next month.
“When we came on board as the executive leadership team three years ago, we set several goals and told Heritage’s board of trustees that we would serve for three to five years to see them through,” James said in a statement. “We accomplished everything we set out to do. Now it’s time to let someone else take the reins.”
Under the leadership of James and Holmes, Heritage ranked No. 1 in the world — out of over 8,200 think tanks considered — for having the “Most Significant Impact on Public Policy” three years in a row, according to the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go-To Think Tank Index. It also ranked first for “Best Use of Social Media and Networks,” and first for the “Best Use of the Internet.” Heritage rose from number 13 to number 6 in the world for “Best Managed Think Tank.”
James will remain as president for up to six months until Heritage finds a replacement. After she retires, James will remain a Heritage distinguished visiting fellow, and she will remain on the board of trustees. Holmes’ resignation is effective April 16.
James had been a trustee on Heritage’s board since 2005 before rising to lead the organization in 2018. James led Heritage in championing individual freedom, limited government, free enterprise, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. She also pressed the organization to share its message with young people, minorities, and women who may not consider themselves conservative but practice conservative principles in their daily lives.
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Heritage was just recently having their annual membership drive. I suspect membership and contributions were down significantly. Get woke, get out of town.
Former VP Mike Pence joining Heritage Foundation as distinguished fellow
Pence should not run. The country may have PTSD after Trump. A Trump conservative that’s not as rough around the edges may be best in ‘24 and Pence is too aligned with the PTSD.
Kay James is not leaving too quick so there’s no bad news.
Heritage Foundation & National Review. Two formerly conservative stalwarts whose shelf life has expired.
William F Buckley would mourn.
I knew Paul Weyrich. Some members of the board plus some of the general membership of the Heritage Foundation, imagined that they had visions that Paul Weyrich did not have.
Paul Weyrich definitely had a vision for preserving our democatic-republic and its principles - particularly limited government (not on the minds of said board members) - plus our *worthy* American Heritage.
Some members of the board, infused with their own egos, would not see that.
They also would not see, what the author in the article above, wrote:
“She also pressed the organization to share its message with young people, minorities, and women who may not consider themselves conservative but practice conservative principles in their daily lives.”
Paul Weyrich was no different in the belief - contrary to the big egos.
One of his assistants was young, a minority, a woman, and practiced conservative principles in her daily life.
Think: modern day Candace Owens
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