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'''Willard Cleon Skousen''' (January 20, 1913 – January 9, 2006), author of the best-selling book [[The Naked Communist]]<ref>https://www.skousen2000.com/historical-books/11-the-naked-communist.html
</ref> was a [[conservative]] [[constitutionalist]] [[libertarian]] [[Mormon]] [[American]] author and political theorist.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349270/BYU-professors-Glenn-Beck-doesnt-speak-for-all-Mormons.html |title= BYU professors: Glenn Beck doesn't speak for all Mormons |first= Sara |last= Israelsen-Hartley |date= December 5, 2009}}</ref> He also helped popularize among [[Latter-day Saint]]s ([[Mormons]]) (LDS) their [[Mormonism|theology]]. A notable [[anti-communist]] and supporter of the [[John Birch Society]],<ref>Skousen, Cleon (1963), ''The Communist Attack on the John Birch Society''. Belmont, MA: American Opinion. 8 page pamphlet. [http://www.ourrepubliconline.com/OurRepublic/Article/27 Online reprint] by Micah Burnett at ourrepubliconline.com</ref>
A prominent [[Mormon]] [[theologian]] and founder of the [[Freemen Institute]], Cleon Skousen wrote about a diverse subjects such as the [[Communism]], the [[New World Order]] [[conspiracy|conspiracies]], the [[Six-Day War]], the [[Second Coming]], and [[parenting]].
He was born in a devoutly [[Mormon]] family. Skousen was a prominent best-selling [[conservative]] author and commentator.
He is the father of popular conservative [[libertarian]] [[survivalist]] author [[Joel Skousen]]), author of Strategic Relocation and founder of World Affairs Brief.
During first year of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Presidency in 1981, Mr. Skousen was invited to become the first member of the [[Conservative think tanks|conservative think tank]] called the [[Council for National Policy]]. The think tank was founded by the author of the popular ''[[Left Behind]]'' series of books, [[Tim Lahaye]], who is a [[fundamentalist]] [[Baptist]] [[pastor]]. Other early participants included [[Paul Weyrich]]; [[Phyllis Schlafly]]; [[Robert Grant (Christian leader)|Robert Grant]]; [[Howard Phillips (politician)|Howard Phillips]], a former Republican affiliated with the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]; [[Richard Viguerie]], the direct-mail specialist; and [[Morton Blackwell]], a [[Louisiana]] and [[Virginia]] a [[Republican]] activist.<ref><ref>[http://www.au.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6949&abbr=cs_ Americans United: Behind Closed Doors]</ref><ref>[http://www.nndb.com/org/700/000051547/ Council for National Policy]</ref><ref name="thefreelibrary.com">[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Behind+closed+doors:+who+is+the+council+for+national+policy+and+what...-a0123708159 Behind closed doors: who is the council for national policy and what are they up to? And why don't they want you to know? - Free Online Library]</ref><ref>[http://www.nndb.com/org/700/000051547/ Council for National Policy], [[NNDB]], Soylent Communications</ref> Skousen's proposals with the group included a plan to convert the [[Social Security]] system to private retirement accounts, as well as a plan that he claimed would completely wipe out the [[United States]] [[national debt]].
== See Also ==
* [[Joel Skousen]]
* [[William F. Buckley]]
* [[Conservative links]]
* [[Young Americans for Freedom]]
* [[Libertarian|Libertarian values]] and [[Conservative values]] are the original American [[Patriot]] values
* [[Small town values]] of [[middle class]] [[Real America]]
* [[Family values]]: [[Family]]-[[Marriage]], [[Homeschooling]] teaching [[Virtue]] and Self-reliance
* [[Duty]]
===Contrast With===
* [[Liberal values]] and [[Liberalism]]: [[Similarities between Communism, Nazism and liberalism]]
* [[Public school values]] [[entitlement mentality]] [[Indoctrination]] of the [[Teacup Generation]] by [[Public schools in the United States]] and [[Common Core]]
* [[Teachers' unions]]: [[National Education Association]] and [[American Federation of Teachers]]
* [[Hollywood values]]: [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]] - always [[Liberal]] [[Elitist]]s
* [[San Francisco values]] and the [[Politically correct]]: [[Diane Feinstein]], [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Barbara Boxer]], [[Leland Yee]]
* [[Fashion industry values]]
* [[Professor values]]
* [[Obamunism]]: [[Obamanomics]] [[Economic planning]] of the [[Obama administration fiscal policy]], [[Obama administration monetary policy]], [[Obamacare]], [[Federal funding]] via [[Crony capitalism]] ([[Obama donor list]], [[Bailout]], [[Obama administration corporate bailouts]], [[Obamageddon]]), [[Deficit spending]] and the [[National debt]]
* [[John Maynard Keynes]] [[liberal]] [[Keynesian economics]] and [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Socialist]] influence on [[Barack Obama]]
* [[Big Government]]-[[Welfare State]]-[[Nanny State]]-[[Police state|Police State]]: [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[Communist]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* https://www.skousen2000.com
{{DEFAULTSORT: Skousen, Cleon Willard}}
[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:Journalists]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Cold War]]
[[Category:1960s]]
[[Category:Reagan Era]]
[[Category:Libertarians]]
[[Category:Mormons]]
[[Category:Anti-Communism]]
{{Conservatism}}
</ref> was a [[conservative]] [[constitutionalist]] [[libertarian]] [[Mormon]] [[American]] author and political theorist.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349270/BYU-professors-Glenn-Beck-doesnt-speak-for-all-Mormons.html |title= BYU professors: Glenn Beck doesn't speak for all Mormons |first= Sara |last= Israelsen-Hartley |date= December 5, 2009}}</ref> He also helped popularize among [[Latter-day Saint]]s ([[Mormons]]) (LDS) their [[Mormonism|theology]]. A notable [[anti-communist]] and supporter of the [[John Birch Society]],<ref>Skousen, Cleon (1963), ''The Communist Attack on the John Birch Society''. Belmont, MA: American Opinion. 8 page pamphlet. [http://www.ourrepubliconline.com/OurRepublic/Article/27 Online reprint] by Micah Burnett at ourrepubliconline.com</ref>
A prominent [[Mormon]] [[theologian]] and founder of the [[Freemen Institute]], Cleon Skousen wrote about a diverse subjects such as the [[Communism]], the [[New World Order]] [[conspiracy|conspiracies]], the [[Six-Day War]], the [[Second Coming]], and [[parenting]].
He was born in a devoutly [[Mormon]] family. Skousen was a prominent best-selling [[conservative]] author and commentator.
He is the father of popular conservative [[libertarian]] [[survivalist]] author [[Joel Skousen]]), author of Strategic Relocation and founder of World Affairs Brief.
During first year of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Presidency in 1981, Mr. Skousen was invited to become the first member of the [[Conservative think tanks|conservative think tank]] called the [[Council for National Policy]]. The think tank was founded by the author of the popular ''[[Left Behind]]'' series of books, [[Tim Lahaye]], who is a [[fundamentalist]] [[Baptist]] [[pastor]]. Other early participants included [[Paul Weyrich]]; [[Phyllis Schlafly]]; [[Robert Grant (Christian leader)|Robert Grant]]; [[Howard Phillips (politician)|Howard Phillips]], a former Republican affiliated with the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]; [[Richard Viguerie]], the direct-mail specialist; and [[Morton Blackwell]], a [[Louisiana]] and [[Virginia]] a [[Republican]] activist.<ref><ref>[http://www.au.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6949&abbr=cs_ Americans United: Behind Closed Doors]</ref><ref>[http://www.nndb.com/org/700/000051547/ Council for National Policy]</ref><ref name="thefreelibrary.com">[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Behind+closed+doors:+who+is+the+council+for+national+policy+and+what...-a0123708159 Behind closed doors: who is the council for national policy and what are they up to? And why don't they want you to know? - Free Online Library]</ref><ref>[http://www.nndb.com/org/700/000051547/ Council for National Policy], [[NNDB]], Soylent Communications</ref> Skousen's proposals with the group included a plan to convert the [[Social Security]] system to private retirement accounts, as well as a plan that he claimed would completely wipe out the [[United States]] [[national debt]].
== See Also ==
* [[Joel Skousen]]
* [[William F. Buckley]]
* [[Conservative links]]
* [[Young Americans for Freedom]]
* [[Libertarian|Libertarian values]] and [[Conservative values]] are the original American [[Patriot]] values
* [[Small town values]] of [[middle class]] [[Real America]]
* [[Family values]]: [[Family]]-[[Marriage]], [[Homeschooling]] teaching [[Virtue]] and Self-reliance
* [[Duty]]
===Contrast With===
* [[Liberal values]] and [[Liberalism]]: [[Similarities between Communism, Nazism and liberalism]]
* [[Public school values]] [[entitlement mentality]] [[Indoctrination]] of the [[Teacup Generation]] by [[Public schools in the United States]] and [[Common Core]]
* [[Teachers' unions]]: [[National Education Association]] and [[American Federation of Teachers]]
* [[Hollywood values]]: [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]] - always [[Liberal]] [[Elitist]]s
* [[San Francisco values]] and the [[Politically correct]]: [[Diane Feinstein]], [[Nancy Pelosi]], [[Barbara Boxer]], [[Leland Yee]]
* [[Fashion industry values]]
* [[Professor values]]
* [[Obamunism]]: [[Obamanomics]] [[Economic planning]] of the [[Obama administration fiscal policy]], [[Obama administration monetary policy]], [[Obamacare]], [[Federal funding]] via [[Crony capitalism]] ([[Obama donor list]], [[Bailout]], [[Obama administration corporate bailouts]], [[Obamageddon]]), [[Deficit spending]] and the [[National debt]]
* [[John Maynard Keynes]] [[liberal]] [[Keynesian economics]] and [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Socialist]] influence on [[Barack Obama]]
* [[Big Government]]-[[Welfare State]]-[[Nanny State]]-[[Police state|Police State]]: [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[Communist]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* https://www.skousen2000.com
{{DEFAULTSORT: Skousen, Cleon Willard}}
[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:Journalists]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Cold War]]
[[Category:1960s]]
[[Category:Reagan Era]]
[[Category:Libertarians]]
[[Category:Mormons]]
[[Category:Anti-Communism]]
{{Conservatism}}