February/March Issue features essays by Governor Haley Barbour, humorist Ben Stein, and presidential advisor Mary Matalin, among others WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Ripon Forum kicks off its 41st year of publication with an issue that focuses on the importance of ideas in the public policy debate and the effort by Republicans to find new ideas that will help…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Ripon Society today praised California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Inaugural Address, in which he embraced centrism and bipartisanship and stated the days of political gridlock must come to an end. “It’s been said that trends move from west to east in this country,” stated Lou Zickar.  “If that is indeed the case,…

WASHINGTON, DC – The Ripon Forum marks 40 years of publishing this month with an issue that focuses on the Suburban Agenda, an effort by a group of Republicans in the House of Representatives to develop a positive, issues-oriented strategy heading into the mid-term elections this fall. The anniversary issue of the Ripon Forum also includes articles on creating…