Willard Cleon Skousen (January 20, 1913 - January 9, 2006) was a conservative author, political commentator, and academic. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism He also was employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and served as Chief of Police for the Salt Lake City Police Department. Chief of Police is the title typically given to the head of a Police department, particularly in North America. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U
Skousen authored The Naked Communist and was the source of the publication "1963 Communist Goals"[1] list. He later wrote a follow-up, The Naked Capitalist, based on Carroll Quigley's assertions made in the books Tragedy and Hope and The Anglo-American Establishment, which claimed that top Western merchant bankers, industrialists and related institutions were behind the rise of Communism and Fascism around the world. Carroll Quigley ( November 9, 1910 - January 3, 1977) was a noted historian polymath and theorist of the evolution of civilizations In banking, a merchant bank is a financial institution primarily engaged in international finance and long-term loans for multinational corporations and governments A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology
The Naked Capitalist has been cited by many, including Cleon Skousen's nephew Joel Skousen, as proof of a "New World Order" strategy to create a One World Government. Joel M Skousen is an American conservative political scientist Non-fiction Survivalist author and retreat consultant that specializes in preparedness New World Order refers to a Conspiracy in which a powerful and secretive group is plotting to eventually rule the world via an autonomous World New World Order refers to a Conspiracy in which a powerful and secretive group is plotting to eventually rule the world via an autonomous World
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Biography
Skousen was born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, and moved with his family to both Mexico and California as a youth. Raymond is a town in Warner County, Alberta, Canada. It is located in Southern Alberta south Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. At the age of 17 he accepted a religious assignment in Great Britain as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church is one of the most active modern practitioners of Missionary work with over 50000 full-time missionaries The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known
Skousen married Jewel Pitcher of San Bernardino, California, in August 1936. They raised eight children which experience, combined with his later life work with the FBI in juvenile delinquency, inspired one of his first books So You Want to Raise a Boy. Juvenile delinquency refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles Most Legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles such as In its era, the book was considered by some to be the antitheses of the more fashionable child rearing books by Dr. Benjamin Spock. Benjamin McLane Spock ( May 2, 1903 &ndash March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child
In June 1935, immediately after graduating from San Bernardino Valley Jr. The San Bernardino Valley centered approximately at 34°04' N 117°17 'W lies at the south base of the Transverse Ranges. College, where he served as Student Body President, Skousen began working for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. This led into a career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) the following year, which lasted until 1951.
Skousen attended George Washington University Law School, graduating with an LL.B. in June 1940. The George Washington University Law School, commonly referred to as GW Law, is the Law school of The George Washington University. The Bachelor of Laws (abbreviated LLB, LLB or rarely LlB) is an undergraduate or bachelor degree in law offered in most Common law He had already passed the Washington, D. C. , Bar Exam. A bar examination is an examination to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice Law in a given Jurisdiction. In 1972, recognizing the sufficiency of his law school studies more than 30 years earlier, his law degree was upgraded to Juris Doctor (J. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional D. ).
From 1951 to 1955, he taught at Brigham Young University, after which he served as the police chief of Salt Lake City, Utah until 1955. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U For the next fifteen years, he edited the police journal, "Law and Order". He returned to Brigham Young University as a professor of religion in 1967, retiring in 1978. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos
After the American election of 1980, Skousen was appointed to the Council for National Policy, a think tank of influential politicians, scholars and academics that lent support and advice to President Ronald Reagan’s administration. The Council for National Policy ( CNP) is an umbrella organization and networking group for Social conservative Activists in the United States Among the many solutions Skousen proposed included suggested programs to convert the Social Security system to private retirement accounts and a plan to completely wipe out the national debt. Skousen was never a tax protestor but campaigned for several proposals to eliminate the federal income tax, including the famous Liberty Amendment, which among other things, would return federally owned land to the states and preclude the federal government from being involved in any activities that competed with private enterprise. Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where
Skousen founded a non-profit educational foundation, "The Freemen Institute," which is now known as the National Center for Constitutional Studies and became known as a political lecturer. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage [2]
His nephews include Joel Skousen, a survivalist/economist author, Royal Skousen, a linguist, and Mark Skousen, a libertarian author. Joel M Skousen is an American conservative political scientist Non-fiction Survivalist author and retreat consultant that specializes in preparedness Survivalism is a commonly used term for the Preparedness strategy and subculture of individuals or groups anticipating and making preparations for future possible disruptions Royal Skousen (born August 5, 1945) a professor of Linguistics and English at Brigham Young University, is mainly known as the editor Mark Skousen (born 1947) is an American Economist, Investment analyst, Newsletter editor, college professor Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the
World view
Skousen spoke against the socialist-communist conspiracy,[3] and against David Rockefeller. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution David Rockefeller Sr (born June 12, 1915) is a prominent American Banker, Statesman, Globalist and the current patriarch He linked super-capitalists to their supposed enemies, the world communist leaders. [4]
Skousen claimed that treason had occurred in the U.S. State Department with respect to what he argued was the betrayal of China after World War II. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In the 1970s, he gave a speech to an LDS group aboard a cruise ship returning from Israel. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. In this excerpt,[5] he speaks of the sham of elections in the United States. He claimed that for ten elections, the United States had not had a legitimate election where there was truly a choice. He also referred to what he argued was Chiang Kai-shek's betrayal. Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash
Skousen spoke of David Rockefeller as being one of the most powerful men in the world. David Rockefeller Sr (born June 12, 1915) is a prominent American Banker, Statesman, Globalist and the current patriarch Rockefeller had praised Mao Zedong in a New York Times article in 1973, stating that the communist leader was one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led Skousen blasted this notion and asked who would write or say such a thing, then responded that it was David Rockefeller.
Books
Skousen's writings generally present a conservative viewpoint of either political or religious topics. Works include:
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References
- ^ Communist Goals - 1963 Congressional Record
- ^ National Center for Constitutional Studies - NCCS
- ^ Cleon W. Skousen, The Naked Communist (Ensign Publishing Co. , 1958).
- ^ See, e. g. , Cleon W. Skousen, The Naked Capitalist (Ensign Publishing Co. , 1970).
- ^ W. Cleon Skousen: US Betrayal of China after WWII, Elections, shams
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