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William Ruger

Research Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies

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William Ruger, research fellow in foreign policy studies, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas State University. Ruger is an expert on international relations, U.S. foreign policy, and civil-military relations. He is a veteran of the Afghanistan War.

Ruger is the co-author of Freedom in the 50 States and the book review editor for Armed Forces and Society. Before joining Texas State, Ruger was a Fellow at Liberty Fund and also taught at Wesleyan University and Brigham Young University. He earned his Ph.D. in Politics from Brandeis University and an A.B. from the College of William and Mary.


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Opinion and Commentary

"What Would Milton Friedman Say about Fed Policy Under Bernanke?," by David Beckworth and William Ruger, Investor's Business Daily, October 20, 2010

"Goldilocks Approach to Cheonan Incident," by William Ruger and Robert Farley, Korea Times, May 18, 2010

"In Selective Outrage at Arizona Alien Law, Pot Meets Kettle," by William Ruger and Jason Sorens, Providence Journal, May 17, 2010




Multimedia

Daily Podcast State-level Freedom and Voting with Your Feet (June 14, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 10:42]

Events Which States Are Most Free? with John Samples, Jason Sorens and Michael Barone (June 8, 2011) [Events, 01:31:15]