Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dr. Ben Carson has revealed his next step. Dr. Carson announced he is creating a nonprofit conservative think tank that will “provide common-sense solutions to some of our nation’s biggest problems.” American Cornerstone Institute (ACI) will focus on working with state and local governments to directly address problems in American cities and take a tailored approach to fix them as well as a “diverse set of issues.”
Dr. Carson announced the formation of ACI through RealClearPolitics:
The American Cornerstone Institute will be dedicated to creating dialogue and smart discourse. ACI will focus on promoting and preserving individual and religious liberty, helping our country’s most vulnerable find new hope, and developing methods to maximize government’s efficiency and effectiveness to best serve all our nation’s citizens.
We must work to improve American cities. While many of the country’s large cities face similar problems — homelessness, a higher cost of living, and rising crime, to name a few — the causes of these problems, and the best ways to address them, will vary from place to place. The institute will study in detail some of America’s largest cities, identifying the key drivers of their current issues and potential solutions that take into account the unique characteristics of each urban area.
We will serve as a check on political power in Washington. ACI will actively push and remind the powers that be to allow and even empower local communities to govern their own affairs. Washington may be home to our political arena, but it is seldom a place for finding solutions; for those we must look to the American people.
For the preservation of this great nation, for ourselves, and the next generation, we will foster a renewed focus on education. If there’s one thing I know to be true, it’s that education is the key to prosperity. Without it, our communities will falter and our institutions will crumble.
The Bible says, if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. There have been many calls to heal the divide that has polarized our great nation. The American Cornerstone Institute will be a leader and part of the solution. Our goal is simple: heal, inspire, and revive America.
Dr. Carson was appointed by Trump as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2017 and served until 2021. Dr. Carson isn’t the only Trump appointee who’s continuing their work with a think tank. Recently, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced he is joining a conservative think tank, the Hudson Institute. [Related: Pompeo Makes First Big Move Since Trump Admin]
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