“Have you ever held a job that caused a body part to hurt at the end of the day? Because my feeling is, if you can't answer yes to that question, you are in big trouble in trying to understand the country you live in.”

American political scientist

Charles Alan Murray is an American political scientist and W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. He is known for his work in conservative policy circles. Murray has written on public policy and related social questions, and his career is tied closely to the American Enterprise Institute, where he serves as a scholar. His name is associated with conservative commentary and analysis, especially in the American political debate.