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[[Image:Marvin.olasky.portrait.ncs.jpg|thumb|200px|Marvin Olasky]]

'''Marvin Olasky''' (born [[June 12]], [[1950]]) is a professor of [[journalism]] at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]], a leading conservative columnist (Creators syndicate), and the [[editor-in-chief]] of ''[[World (Magazine)|World]]'' magazine.

Born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] into a [[Russians|Russian]] [[Jewish]] family, Olasky became an [[atheist]] at 14, shortly after being [[B'nai Mitzvah|bar mitzvahed]]. In college, he discovered [[Communism]] and became a Communist in the early [[1970]]s, after graduating from [[Yale University]] in [[1971]] with a B.A. degree in American Studies. By [[1976]], however, Olasky had become a [[born-again Christian]], after questioning his atheism while reading [[Lenin]] and then the [[New Testament]] in [[Russian language|Russian]]. Also in 1976, Olasky graduated with a Ph.D. in American Culture from the [[University of Michigan]].

Olasky began working as a speechwriter and public affairs coordinator for [[DuPont]] in [[1978]], and in [[1983]], he began teaching journalism at the University of Texas, becoming a full professor in [[1993]]. His initial writings gave him to opportunity to win funding from the [[Bradley Foundation]] in [[1989]], allowing Olasky to begin his most famous work, ''[[The Tragedy of American Compassion]]'', which was first published in [[1992]]. Coldly received at first, the book soon gained the endorsement of [[William Bennett]] and [[Newt Gingrich]], who gave a copy to every incoming [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] freshman representative in the [[104th United States Congress|1994 Congress]]. Critics called the book short on research and excessively reliant on anecdotal evidence, but supporters lauded it as a key work in defining "[[compassionate conservatism]]" as it relates to [[Social welfare|welfare]] and social policy. In it, Olasky argues that care for the poor must be the responsibility of private individuals and organizations, particularly the [[Christian]] church, instead of government programs like welfare. He suggests that government programs are ineffective because they are disconnected from the poor, while private charity has the power to change lives because it allows for a personal connection between the giver and the recipient.

In [[1995]], Olasky became an occasional advisor to then [[Texas]] [[gubernatorial]] candidate [[George W. Bush]], who put some of Olasky's policy suggestions into action during his term as [[List of Governors of Texas|governor]] by encouraging the use of [[religion|religious]] [[charity|charities]] to solve social problems. Christian ministries were called in by the state government to help in a variety of ways, most notably with the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol abusers and the counseling of prisoners. Their disputable success led Bush to make faith-based programs a major component of his [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2000|2000 presidential campaign]], and in [[2001]], Olasky saw the national implementation of his ideas when President Bush created the [[White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives]].

In 1992, Olasky became an editor of World magazine, the fifth most read [[newsmagazine|news weekly]] in the United States;he writes a weekly column for it and posts items on the magazine's [[blog]]. His writing appeared regularly in the [[Austin American Statesman]] from [[1996]]-[[2003]], and occasionally in [[USA Today]], the [[Wall Street Journal]], and [[Investor's Business Daily]]. He is also a senior fellow at the [[Acton Institute]] and a prolific author on the topics of conservative social policy, American culture, and Christian journalism. In [[1998]], he was instrumental in the creation of the [[World Journalism Institute]], an organization with the goal of training Christian journalists for positions at World and in the mainstream media.

==Books==
*''Corporate [[Public Relations]]: A New Historical Perspective'' ([[1987]])
*''Turning Point: A [[Christian]] Worldview Declaration'' (1987, with [[Herbert Schlossberg]])
*''Patterns of Corporate [[Philanthropy]]: Public Affairs Giving and the [[Forbes 100]]'' (1987, foreword by [[Donald Rumsfeld]])
*''Freedom, Justice and Hope: Toward a Strategy for the Poor and the Oppressed'' ([[1988]], with [[Clark Pinnock]], Herbert Schlossberg, and [[Pierre Berthoud]])
*''Prodigal Press: The Anti-Christian Bias of American News Media'' (1988)
*''The Press and [[Abortion]], [[1838]]–1988'' (1988)
*''Central Ideas in the Development of American Journalism'' ([[1991]])
*''Patterns of Corporate Philanthropy: Funding False [[Compassion]]'' (1991, with [[Daniel T. Oliver]] and [[Robert V. Pambianco]])
*''More Than Kindness: A Compassionate Approach to Crisis Childbearing'' (1992, with [[Susan Olasky]])
*''The Tragedy of American Compassion'' (1992, republished in 1995)
*''Abortion Rites: A Social History of Abortion in America'' (1992)
*''Patterns of Corporate Philanthropy: The Progressive Deception'' (1992, with Daniel T. Oliver and [[Stuart Nolan]])
*''Philanthropically Correct: The Story of the Council on Foundations'' (1993)
*''Fighting for Liberty and Virtue: Political and Cultural Wars in Eighteenth-Century America'' ([[1995]])
*''Telling the Truth: How to Revitalize Christian Journalism'' ([[1996]])
*''Renewing American Compassion: How Compassion for the Needy Can Turn Ordinary Citizens into Heroes'' (1996)
*''Whirled Views: Tracking Today's Culture Storms'' (1997, with [[Joel Belz]])
*''The American Leadership Tradition: Moral Vision from [[George Washington|Washington]] to [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]]'' ([[1999]])
*''Compassionate Conservatism: What it is, What it Does, and How it Can Transform America'' ([[2000]], introduction by George W. Bush)
*''The American Leadership Tradition: The Inevitable Impact of a Leader's Faith on a Nation's Destiny'' (2000)
*''Standing for [[Christ]] in a Modern [[Babylon]]'' ([[2003]])
*''The Religions Next Door: What We Need To Know About [[Judaism]], [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], And [[Islam]] - and What Reporters Are Missing'' ([[2004]])
* "Monkey Business" (2005, with [[John Perry]])
* "Scimitar's Edge" ([[2006]])
* "The Politics of Disaster" ([[2006]])

==External links==
*[http://www.townhall.com/columnists/marvinolasky/archive.shtml List of Olasky's Columns]
*[http://www.worldmag.com/ WORLD Magazine]
*[http://www.acton.org/ Acton Institute]

==References==
*[http://www.nndb.com/people/325/000058151/ Marvin Olasky profile, NNDB]
*[http://www.utexas.edu/coc/journalism/SOURCE/faculty/facul/olaskymain.htm University of Texas information page]
*[http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/elec10.htm Atheists.org profile]
*[http://www.mediatransparency.org/personprofile.php?personID=58 Media Transparency profile]
*[http://www.acton.org/about/staff/index.php?pid=110 Acton Institute profile]
*Email interview with Marvin Olasky, [[December 25]], [[2004]]

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 [[Image:Marvin.olasky.portrait.ncs.jpg|thumb|200px|Marvin Olasky]]
-'''Marvin Olasky''' (born [[June 12]], [[1950]]) is a professor of [[journalism]] at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]], a leading conservative columnist (Creators syndicate), and the [[editor-in-chief]] of ''[[World (Magazine)|World]]'' magazine.
+'''Marvin Olasky''' (born June 12, 1950) is a professor of [[journalism]] at the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]], a leading conservative columnist (Creators syndicate), and the [[editor-in-chief]] of ''[[World (Magazine)|World]]'' magazine.
-Born in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] into a [[Russians|Russian]] [[Jewish]] family, Olasky became an [[atheist]] at 14, shortly after being [[B'nai Mitzvah|bar mitzvahed]]. In college, he discovered [[Communism]] and became a Communist in the early [[1970]]s, after graduating from [[Yale University]] in [[1971]] with a B.A. degree in American Studies. By [[1976]], however, Olasky had become a [[born-again Christian]], after questioning his atheism while reading [[Lenin]] and then the [[New Testament]] in [[Russian language|Russian]]. Also in 1976, Olasky graduated with a Ph.D. in American Culture from the [[University of Michigan]].
+Born in Boston, Massachusetts into a Russian Jewish family, Olasky became an atheist at 14, shortly after being bar mitzvahed. In college, he discovered Communism and became a Communist in the early 1970s, after graduating from [[Yale University]] in 1971 with a B.A. degree in American Studies. By 1976, however, Olasky had become a born-again Christian, after questioning his atheism while reading Lenin and then the New Testament in Russian Russian. Also in 1976, Olasky graduated with a Ph.D. in American Culture from the [[University of Michigan]].
-Olasky began working as a speechwriter and public affairs coordinator for [[DuPont]] in [[1978]], and in [[1983]], he began teaching journalism at the University of Texas, becoming a full professor in [[1993]]. His initial writings gave him to opportunity to win funding from the [[Bradley Foundation]] in [[1989]], allowing Olasky to begin his most famous work, ''[[The Tragedy of American Compassion]]'', which was first published in [[1992]]. Coldly received at first, the book soon gained the endorsement of [[William Bennett]] and [[Newt Gingrich]], who gave a copy to every incoming [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] freshman representative in the [[104th United States Congress|1994 Congress]]. Critics called the book short on research and excessively reliant on anecdotal evidence, but supporters lauded it as a key work in defining "[[compassionate conservatism]]" as it relates to [[Social welfare|welfare]] and social policy. In it, Olasky argues that care for the poor must be the responsibility of private individuals and organizations, particularly the [[Christian]] church, instead of government programs like welfare. He suggests that government programs are ineffective because they are disconnected from the poor, while private charity has the power to change lives because it allows for a personal connection between the giver and the recipient.
+Olasky began working as a speechwriter and public affairs coordinator for [[DuPont]] in 1978, and in 1983, he began teaching journalism at the University of Texas, becoming a full professor in 1993. His initial writings gave him to opportunity to win funding from the [[Bradley Foundation]] in 1989, allowing Olasky to begin his most famous work, ''[[The Tragedy of American Compassion]]'', which was first published in [[1992]]. Coldly received at first, the book soon gained the endorsement of [[William Bennett]] and [[Newt Gingrich]], who gave a copy to every incoming [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] freshman representative in the [[104th United States Congress|1994 Congress]]. Critics called the book short on research and excessively reliant on anecdotal evidence, but supporters lauded it as a key work in defining "[[compassionate conservatism]]" as it relates to [[Social welfare|welfare]] and social policy. In it, Olasky argues that care for the poor must be the responsibility of private individuals and organizations, particularly the [[Christian]] church, instead of government programs like welfare. He suggests that government programs are ineffective because they are disconnected from the poor, while private charity has the power to change lives because it allows for a personal connection between the giver and the recipient.
 In [[1995]], Olasky became an occasional advisor to then [[Texas]] [[gubernatorial]] candidate [[George W. Bush]], who put some of Olasky's policy suggestions into action during his term as [[List of Governors of Texas|governor]] by encouraging the use of [[religion|religious]] [[charity|charities]] to solve social problems. Christian ministries were called in by the state government to help in a variety of ways, most notably with the rehabilitation of drug and alcohol abusers and the counseling of prisoners. Their disputable success led Bush to make faith-based programs a major component of his [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2000|2000 presidential campaign]], and in [[2001]], Olasky saw the national implementation of his ideas when President Bush created the [[White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives]].