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Chris Gacek

Chris Gacek

Senior Fellow for Regulatory Policy — Family Research Council

Dr. Chris Gacek is the Senior Fellow, Regulatory Affairs at Family Research Council. Dr. Gacek received a Bachelors of Science in economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, a Masters and Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University, and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He has previously worked for the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (as a law clerk), the Federal Communications Commission, and a subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (Sen. Tom Coburn, Chairman). Dr. Gacek is the author of The Logic of Force: the Dilemma of Limited War in American Foreign Policy (Columbia Univ. Press, 1994).

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October 14, 2026
Kerby Anderson

Gaming and Gambling

Young men are struggling for many reasons. But one that deserves more attention is the increase in online gaming and gambling.

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Kerby Anderson

Declining Student Scores

Yesterday, I talked about the dismal reality that students seem to be getting dumber. Today, I want to return to some of the statistics and end with a positive trend that other states should follow.

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Children Getting Dumber

Allysia Finley documents something I have been talking about for two decades. The title of her Wall Street Journalcolumn says it all: “Yes, Children Really Are Getting Dumber.”

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