Wayne Laugesen
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Wayne Laugesen
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| Born | Wayne Laugesen Philadelphia |
| Occupation | Writer, pundit, editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Genre | Nonfiction/journalistic |
| Subject | Public policy/philosophy |
| Literary movement | Conservative |
| Notable awards | Investigative Reporters and Editors Top 100 Investigations; Distinguished Commentary, Society for Professional Journalists (Sigma Delta Chi) |
| Spouse | Dede Laugesen |
| Children | Six, all male. |
Wayne Laugesen is an American columnist, video producer, gun rights advocate and editorial page editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette, procured in 2012 by conservative billionaire Philip Anschutz. Laugesen writes for the National Catholic Register, Faith & Family magazine, is a former editor of Soldier of Fortune, Boulder Weekly, and was managing editor of the former "Consumers' Research" national magazine in Washington, D.C. Laugesen has produced the international Catholic prayer series, "Holy Baby!".
Laugesen, who considers himself a conservative libertarian, has criticized urban planners who advocate "affordable housing" while harming minorities and the poor with anti-growth policies. His work became the topic of a journalistic ethics debate in 2004, when he smashed historic windows from a Boulder, Colo., home in protest of historic preservation orders by the Boulder City Council—an act that led media critic Michael Roberts to coin the phrase "commando journalism".
As assistant editor of Soldier of Fortune in the 1990s, Laugesen helped obtain guns and training for women in a Boulder neighborhood that was stalked by a serial rapist.
He brought an obscure vice principal to the forefront by giving him Soldier of Fortune's annual Humanitarian Award for using a handgun to stop a school massacre in Pearl, Miss.
Laugesen stirred controversy among Soldier of Fortune's conservative readership with a cover story that criticized modern police for exceeding their authority and violating the rights of citizens.Timothy McVeigh, four years after perpetrating the 1995 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing, was asked by reporters to "describe his motivations" for his lethal actions. McVeigh mailed a copy of the March 1999 Soldier of Fortune article along with a letter to Fox News reporter Rita Cosby.
As the National Catholic Register's correspondent covering the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops when the Catholic sexual abuse scandal emerged, Laugesen is often cited for research that has put the problem in context by comparing abuse statistics of Catholic institutions with those of other religious and secular organizations.
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