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'''Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson''', M.D. (born September 18, 1951), is the 17th United States [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] under Republican President [[Donald Trump]]. He is also a widely admired [[conservative]] who was a candidate for the [[Republican]] nomination for president in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election|2016 election]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/04/ben-carson-tells-tv-station-is-running-for-president/ "Carson, Fiorina launch 2016 bids as diversity of GOP field grows"] (May 4, 2015).  Fox News website/Politics/Republicans.</ref>  Carson finished a strong fourth in the [[CPAC]] straw poll in 2015.  Carson, [[Ted Cruz]], [[Rand Paul]] and [[Mike Huckabee]] were the only [[2016 presidential candidates on homosexuality|presidential candidates]] willing to speak the truth against the [[homosexual agenda]].

'''Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson''', M.D. (born September 18, 1951), is the 17th United States [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] under Republican President [[Donald Trump]]. He is also a widely admired [[conservative]] who was a candidate for the [[Republican]] nomination for president in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election|2016 election]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/04/ben-carson-tells-tv-station-is-running-for-president/ "Carson, Fiorina launch 2016 bids as diversity of GOP field grows"] (May 4, 2015).  Fox News website/Politics/Republicans.</ref>  Carson finished a strong fourth in the [[CPAC]] straw poll in 2015.  Carson, [[Ted Cruz]], [[Rand Paul]] and [[Mike Huckabee]] were the only [[2016 presidential candidates on homosexuality|presidential candidates]] willing to speak the truth against the [[homosexual agenda]].

In August 2015, Ben Carson rebuked the [[liberal media]] and "dismisses '[[anchor-babies]]' controversy as 'silly'"'': “We need to talk about the actual issue and stop getting pulled off into the weeds and saying, 'you can't use this term, you can't use that term.'"''<ref>Herb, Jeremy (August 23, 2015). [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/ben-carson-anchor-babies-immigration-2016-121639.html#ixzz3jeO9xbve "Carson dismisses 'anchor-babies' controversy as 'silly'"] (August 23, 2015).  Politico website.</ref>

In August 2015, Ben Carson rebuked the [[liberal media]] and "dismisses '[[anchor-babies]]' controversy as 'silly'"'': “We need to talk about the actual issue and stop getting pulled off into the weeds and saying, 'you can't use this term, you can't use that term.'"''<ref>Herb, Jeremy (August 23, 2015). [https://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/ben-carson-anchor-babies-immigration-2016-121639.html#ixzz3jeO9xbve "Carson dismisses 'anchor-babies' controversy as 'silly'"] (August 23, 2015).  Politico website.</ref>

[[File:Bccurrent.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Earlier photo of Carson]]

[[File:Bccurrent.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Earlier photo of Carson]]

Carson is a former Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Hospital]]. He has since retired from medical practice. Carson rose to national political attention for his remarks criticizing Obama at the February 2013 [[National Prayer Breakfast]].  Carson had previously received publicity for being portrayed in the television movie ''Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story'', which starred Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Carson is a former Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Hospital]]. He has since retired from medical practice. Carson rose to national political attention for his remarks criticizing Obama at the February 2013 [[National Prayer Breakfast]].  Carson had previously received publicity for being portrayed in the television movie ''Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story'', which starred Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Among many conservative positions, Carson favors [[charter school]]s as part of a school choice program, saying that competition keeps schools from becoming complacent.<ref>Richter, Greg and Bachman, John (April 14, 2013).  [http://www.newsmax.com/newswidget/ben-carson-education-attacks/2013/04/14/id/499393?promo_code=F492-1&utm_source=Test_Newsmax_Feed&utm_medium=nmwidget&utm_campaign=widgetphase1#ixzz2Qd9Y52RN "Ben Carson: Attacks only making me more determined"].  Newsmax website.</ref>

Among many conservative positions, Carson favors [[charter school]]s as part of a school choice program, saying that competition keeps schools from becoming complacent.<ref>Richter, Greg and Bachman, John (April 14, 2013).  [https://www.newsmax.com/newswidget/ben-carson-education-attacks/2013/04/14/id/499393?promo_code=F492-1&utm_source=Test_Newsmax_Feed&utm_medium=nmwidget&utm_campaign=widgetphase1#ixzz2Qd9Y52RN "Ben Carson: Attacks only making me more determined"].  Newsmax website.</ref>

With his wife Candy, Ben Carson wrote the best-seller ''America the Beautiful:  Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great'' in 2013 and also a best-seller in 2014 which remained a best-seller among U.S. politics books in 2015: ''One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future''.

With his wife Candy, Ben Carson wrote the best-seller ''America the Beautiful:  Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great'' in 2013 and also a best-seller in 2014 which remained a best-seller among U.S. politics books in 2015: ''One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future''.