Point of View Radio welcomes Kyle Mann, head writer for The Babylon Bee and co-author of the book, “How to Be a Perfect Christian“. Kerby’s second guest is Kristina Rasmussen, VP of Federal Affairs at the Foundation for Government Accountability. She has excellent information on adding Food Stamp reform to the Farm Bill. Kerby’s final guest is Stephen Moore from the Heritage Foundation to discuss America’s rising independence from OPEC.
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Written in the trademark style of The Babylon Bee, this book humorously satirizes cultural Christianity while peppering in subtle challenges to the reader. Through humor and sarcasm (and a handy meter to rank your "holiness" as you progress through the book), readers will be called to find a more biblical understanding of the Christian faith, all while poking fun at the quirks of the modern, American Christian community.
Before joining the FGA, she served as chief of staff to Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. Prior to that, Rasmussen was the president and chief operating officer of the Illinois Policy Institute. In 2015, Kristina accepted the Overton Award from the State Policy Network, which recognized her excellence in leadership at the Illinois Policy Institute.
Kristina is frequently asked to comment on policy matters and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, the Economist and the Associated Press. Her television appearances include Fox News, CNN, Fox Business, and C-SPAN, and she has been a guest on numerous radio shows.
Her opinion pieces have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, National Review Online, Investor’s Business Daily, The Hill, U.S. News & World Report, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Crain’s Chicago Business, among others.
Kristina completed her master’s degree in political management at George Washington University. She graduated summa cum laude from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Kristina and her husband are proud to be raising their three beautiful daughters in the Land of Lincoln. When she’s not improving public policy, she enjoys making heirloom quilts.
As Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Heritage, Moore focuses on advancing public policies that increase the rate of economic growth to help the United States retain its position as the global economic superpower. He also works on budget, fiscal and monetary policy and showcases states that get fiscal houses in order.
Moore’s early career was shaped by three people who had a profound influence on him: Julian Simon, the late Cato Institute scholar; Edwin J. Feulner, a co-founder of Heritage; and Art Laffer, the economist best known for the Laffer curve.
“What makes them so great is they were willing to take on the conventional wisdom. They were subject to a lot of criticism for doing that,” Moore told The Foundry. “Those are the real change-makers.”
Moore calls his creation of the Club for Growth the defining moment of his career. The organization, which he left in 2004, helps elect conservative members of Congress (including Heritage President Jim DeMint when he first ran for Senate).
Moore next founded the Free Enterprise Fund before joining The Wall Street Journal. As senior economics writer for the newspaper’s editorial board, he covered Washington policy debates and state issues.
“Because I’ve been a consumer of think tank material and policy research, I think I have a pretty good sense of what reporters want and how to get it to them in the way they want it,” Moore said. “Being timely — and not just offering opinion but giving them the facts and data is really critical.”
Moore, who grew up in New Trier Township, Ill., received a bachelor of arts degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds a master’s of arts in economics from George Mason University.