Leslie Lenkowsky is a professor and scholar of philanthropy and public policy, known for his expertise in charitable giving and volunteerism. He served as CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service under President George W. Bush, overseeing programs like AmeriCorps. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard on philanthropy, national service, and civic engagement.
In late April, a 70-year-old Chinese journalist, Gao Yu, was taken into custody, one of several human rights activists rounded up to keep them from observing the 25th anniversary of the massacre of student protesters by government troops in Tiananmen Square. Shortly afterwards, Gao appeared on…
A Gift of Freedom
The Greater Good
OF ALL THE SURVIVORS of the Clinton era, the most unlikely may be AmeriCorps, the administration's "national service" program. The idea of enlisting an army of young people to devote a year or two to community betterment for minimal compensation had been around for close to a century, with little…