Ethics and Public Policy Center
 Ethics and Public Policy Center  (Think tank)      | |
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| Formation | 1976 |
| Founder | Ernest W. Lefever |
| Headquarters | 1730 M Street N.W., Suite 910, Washington, D.C. |
| Sponsored by | Koch family foundations, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Smith Richardson Foundation |
| Membership | •  Jeane Kirkpatrick•  Elliot Abrams• Hillel Fradkin • Michael Cromartie • Ed Whelan • Michael Cromartie • George Weigel • Eric Cohen • Christine Rosen • Timothy Samuel Shah • Wilfred M. McClay • Michael Cromartie • Rick Santorum • Ryan T. Anderson |
| EPPC has functioned as the cutting edge of the neoconservative-driven culture war against progressive theology and secularism, and the associated effort to ensure right-wing control of the Republican Party. | |
The Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC, "is one of several [organizations] devoted to improving public appreciation of the role of business in what it terms a 'moral society.' It was founded by Ernest Lefever, who expressed his concern that 'U.S. domestic and multinational firms find themselves increasingly under siege at home and abroad. They are accused of producing shoddy and unsafe products, fouling the environment, robbing future generations, wielding enormous power, repressing peoples in the third world, and generally being insensitive to human needs. We as a small and ethnically oriented center are in a position to respond more directly to ideological critics who insist the corporation is fundamentally unjust.'"[1]
According to the EPPC website the organisation was "established in 1976 to clarify and reinforce the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral tradition and the public debate over domestic and foreign policy issues." [2]
In Tom Barry has this to say about EPPC:
- Created in 1976, EPPC was the first neocon institute to break ground in the frontal attack on the secular humanists. For nearly three decades, EPPC has functioned as the cutting edge of the neoconservative-driven culture war against progressive theology and secularism, and the associated effort to ensure right-wing control of the Republican Party. It explicitly sought to unify the Christian right with the neoconservative religious right, which was mostly made up of agnostics back then. A central part of its political project was to "clarify and reinforce the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral tradition and the public debate over domestic and foreign policy." Directed by Elliott Abrams from 1996-2001, EPPC counts among its board members well connected figures in the neocon matrix including Jeane Kirkpatrick, Richard Neuhaus, and Mary Ann Glendon.
—Tom Barry, op. cit.
External Links
- "Contra-Intuitive" by Mary McGrory, Washington Post, July 8, 2001; re Elliott Abrams, president of the EPPC as of June 2001.
- David Corn, "Elliott Abrams: It's Back!:The most generous of rehabilitations", The Nation, June 14, 2001.
- Media Transparency, "Ethics and Public Policy Centre", accessed February 18, 2004.
- Media Transparency, "Funding matrix: Ethics and Public Policy Centre", accessed February 18, 2004.
- Tom Barry, "Elliott Abrams: the Neocon's Neocon", CounterPunch, February 9, 2005.
Known members
3 of the 12 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Elliott Abrams | A deep politician heavily involved in the Iran-Contra affair, given a pardon by George H. W. Bush |
| Jeane Kirkpatrick | Neocon "terror expert", US Ambassador to the UN, Washington Conference on International Terrorism... |
| George Weigel |
Sponsors
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Koch family foundations | Controlled by the billionaire Koch brothers, who finance the 'right' in US politics when they say the right things. |
| Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | |
| Smith Richardson Foundation | CIA front organization that funds select projects with $$$ |
References
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