Op-Ed | American Values

DOGE Highlights the Need for Moral Leadership

Dr. Richard Rogers September 16, 2025

Originally published by the Washington Times

As an adjunct professor for over 20 years, I’ve had a lot of memorable teaching moments but none better than a request I received one January from a group of graduate students studying global economics at Pepperdine University.

These students returned from trips to third-world countries and were tasked with identifying ways these countries could grow and prosper; many had the resources to thrive, but weren’t.

I watched the students’ faces fall at the question I posed: So, what’s stopping these countries from flourishing?

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