About the Author

Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead’s concern for the persecuted and oppressed led him, in 1982, to establish The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit legal and educational organization whose international headquarters are located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Deeply committed to protecting the constitutional freedoms of every American and the integral human rights of all people, The Rutherford Institute has emerged as a prominent leader in the national dialogue on civil liberties and human rights and a formidable champion of the Constitution.

Whitehead’s weekly newspaper commentaries, distributed to daily and weekly newspapers across the country and published on a regular basis, take the pulse of the nation, of what’s happening and what’s news. Whitehead’s articles examining trends and issues have been printed in the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times and USA Today.

Born in 1946 in Tennessee, John W. Whitehead earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas in 1969 and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1974.  He served as an officer in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971. Whitehead and his wife Carol, who have five children, live in Virginia.

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