Paul Weyrich

Paul Weyrich

Paul M. Weyrich (October 7, 1942 – December 18, 2008) was an American conservative political activist and commentator, most notable as a figurehead of the New Right. He co-founded the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank and the Free Congress Foundation, another conservative think tank. He switched from the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church to that of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and was ordained protodeacon.

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