Jack noted the sudden passing of Roger Beckett, the head of the Ashbrook Center. I wanted to add some thoughts of my own:

I didn’t know Roger well, but spent some time with him at Ashbrook, including drinks and cigars at his home. He was an incredibly warm person and completely devoted to this country’s principles and to Ashbrook’s mission, which is supporting those principles through history and civic education. He grew what I consider one of the most important programs on the center-right, namely Ashbrook’s seminars for high-school teachers in American history.


Roger was determined to push back against the Great Forgetting that threatens our national identity and self-understanding. We wish our friends at Ashbrook the very best in building on this important legacy, and extend our sympathies to them and to Roger’s family.