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David Davenport

Disciplines:
law
conservation/conservatism
hoover

Summary

American scholar at Hoover Institution — former President of Pepperdine University — who writes on federalism, education, and conservative governance.

Core Contribution

Contributes analysis of federalism and the limits of progressive governance at Hoover Institution.

Notable Works & Achievements

Washington Versus the People

Ruinous Compassion

Historical Influences

Federalism tradition Conservative governance

Intellectual Lineage

Pepperdine University Hoover Institution

Contemporaries & Peers

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Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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