“I want the new upper class to start preaching what it practices. They are getting married and staying married in large numbers. They work like crazy, long hours. They even do better going to church than lots of the rest of America. Why not just say, these are not just choices we have made for ourselves. These are rich, rewarding ways of living.”

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.