Ambassador Alan Keyes is one of America's pre-eminent speakers, commentators, and constitutional scholars.He is also renowned for his political advocacy and activism. He ran for president in 1996, 2000, and 2008, and was a Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate from Maryland in 1988 and 1992, and from Illinois in 2004 — when he challenged Barack Obama for the open Senate seat and took on the notorious Chicago Democratic machine.
During the Reagan years, Dr. Keyes was the highest-ranking black appointee in the Reagan Administration, serving as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs and as Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
He holds a Ph.D. in government from Harvard and wrote his dissertation on constitutional theory.
His basic philosophy can best be described as "Declarationism" — since he relies on the self-evident truths of the Declaration of Independence to define the premises on which our country was founded, and to which it must return if it is to survive. To Dr. Keyes, the Constitution itself cannot be faithfully interpreted, understood, or applied apart from the divinely-premised principles of the Declaration.
When Keyes ran for president in 2000, the media generally considered him the winner of the Republican primary debates, due to the persuasive eloquence of his defense of the unborn, opposition to unfair taxation, advocacy of school choice, promotion of family values, and focus on what he called "America's moral crisis." As a result, he became the host of MSNBC-TV's "Alan Keyes Is Making Sense" in 2002.
He is best known for thrusting the evil of abortion — which he considers our nation's "greatest moral challenge" — into the national spotlight.
Keyes is also a strong supporter of Israel, and in 2002 he was flown by the Israeli government to the Holy Land to receive an award for his staunch defense of Israel in the media. He is the only American ever to receive such an honor from the State of Israel.
When Keyes ran against Barack Obama for the Senate in 2004, he did so because he was incensed the Democrat "community organizer" had refused to support the Born Alive Infant Protection Act as a state senator on several occasions — a measure approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate.
Dr. Keyes blogs at LoyaltoLiberty.com, and writes commentary for WorldNetDaily, BarbWire, and Daily Caller.
An archive titled "Alan Keyes' Pro-life Advocacy" is available at Faith and Freedom Foundation.
The former Assistant Secretary of State is available to address interested venues of students, educators, civic groups, professional organizations, public servants, political advocates, churches, and others who are interested in preserving our nation's institutions of liberty.
To arrange a speech or special appearance by Dr. Keyes, please send your request to keyes_to_america@reagan.com.
