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Herbert I. London |
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Herbert I. London is president of the Hudson Institute, a world renowned think-tank in Washington D.C. He is professor emeritus and the former John M. Olin Professor of Humanities at New York University. And he was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean until 1992. This school was organized to promote the study of "great books" and classic texts.
Herbert London is a graduate of Columbia University, 1960 and the recipient of a Ph.D. from New York University, 1966.
London is a noted social critic whose work has appeared in every major newspaper and journal in the country including such diverse publications as Commentary, National Review, American Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Washington Times, New York Magazine, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Modern Age, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Orbis, Encounter, Forbes, and The New Criterion. He is the author and editor of twenty-one books (see enclosure) and two plays “My Most Embarrassing Moment” and “A Love That Cannot Speak Its Name.”
In addition to London's television program, "Myths that Rule America," he created a 47-part CBS series entitled "The American Character." He has been a guest lecturer on many major radio and television news programs and at colleges and universities and has appeared as co-host on the popular CNN program "Crossfire." He is the former chairman of the National Association of Scholars, and is the erstwhile editor of Academic Questions. London was executive producer of “Rodney King Incident.” He is presently a syndicated columnist with Knight-Ridder and was formerly syndicated by Bridge News. He is a contributing editor for St. Croix Review and American Arts Quarterly. London wrote a monthly newsletter called The London Letter and a nationally syndicated column for King Features.
London is listed in the Outstanding People of the 21st Century; Directory of Distinguished Americans; Who's Who in Education; Who's Who in the East; Men of Distinction; Who's Who in America, Kingston’s National Registry of Who’s Who, and 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century. He is a recipient of honorary degrees from the University of Aix-Marseille, 1983 and Grove City College, 1993. He has received a Presidential Citation from N.Y.U., is a recipient of the National Pro-Am Achievement Award, was the 1996 recipient of the Martin Luther King Award from the Congress of Racial Equality for Citizenship Achievement, was the 1997 recipient of the Jacques Maritain Society Award, was the first recipient of the Peter Shaw Award for his exemplary writing on higher education and American intellectual culture, was awarded the Templeton Honor Roll Award in 1997 as one of the nation's exemplary professors. In 2000, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, in 2001 the American Jewish Congress Award, and in 2002 the Liberty and Media Award.
In 1989, London was one of the Republican candidates for Mayor of New York City. In 1990 he was the Conservative Party Candidate for Governor of New York garnering more votes than any third party candidate in the state's history. In 1994 he was the Republican Party candidate for New York State Comptroller losing in a close election.
He is currently on the Hudson Institute Board of Directors; the Board of Directors of the National Chamber Foundation; the Board of Directors of the International Transportation Systems; the Board of Trustees for Merrill Lynch Assets Management, the Board of Directors of the National Association for Industry-Education Cooperation, the Board of Trustees of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the Board of Advisors of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc., the Editorial Advisory Board for the Texas Education Review, the Executive Advisory Board for the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York City Cultural Affairs Commission, American History and Civics Advisory Board, and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. He formerly served on the Board of Governors at St. John's College and the Board of Overseers at the Center for Naval Analyses. And he is an affiliated professor at the University of Haifa in Israel.
Books by Herbert London:
"Education In The Twenty-First Century," editors Herbert London, Arnold Spinner, Danville, Illinois; Interstate Publishers, 1969
"Non-White Immigration and the White Australia Policy," Herbert London, Sydney U. Press and N.Y.U. Press, 1970
"Fitting In: Crosswise At Generation Gap," Herbert London, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1972
"Social Science Theory, Structure and Application," editor Herbert London, N.Y.: N.Y.U. Press, 1975 republished with new introduction by Transaction Publishers, 1989
"The Overheated Decade," Herbert London, N.Y.: N.Y.U. Press 1976
"The Seventies: Counterfeit Decade," Herbert London, Lanham Md.: University Press of America, 1979
"Myths That Rule America," Herbert London and Albert Weeks, Lanham Md.: University Press of America, 1981
"Military Doctrine and The American Character: Reflections on Air Land Battle," Herbert London, N.Y. : National Strategy Information Center, 1984
"Why Are They Lying To Our Children?" Herbert London, N.Y.: Stein & Day, 1984 republished in 2000 by InPrint.com Inc.
"Closing The Circle: A Cultural History of The Rock Revolution," Herbert London, Chicago, Illinois: Nelson Hall Publishers, 1984
"Armageddon In The Classroom: An Examination of Nuclear Education," Herbert London, Lanham Md.: University Press of America, 1987
"A Strategy for Victory Without War," editor Herbert London, Lanham Md.: University Press of America and Hudson, 1989
"The Broken Apple: New York City in The 1980’s," Herbert London, New Brunswick N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1989.
"From The Empire State to The Vampire State: New York In A Downward Transition," Herbert London and Edwin Rubenstein, Lanham Md.: University Press of America, 1994
"The National Endowments: A Critical Symposium," editors, Lawrence Jarvik, Herbert London, James Cooper, Los Angeles, CA, : Second Thoughts Books, 1995
"Strategic Corporate Futures," editor Herbert London, Hudson Institute, Inc., 2000
"Decade of Denial: A Snapshot of America in the 1990’s," Lanham Md.: Lexington Books, 2001
"Riding The Next Wave: Why This Century will be a Golden Age for Workers, the Environment, and Developing Countries," edited by Thomas Duesterberg and Herbert London, Hudson Institute, 2001
"The Re-emergence of Japan as a Super State," Hudson Institute: Tokuma Shoten, 2002
"Sidney Hook and His Legacy in the Twentieth Century," editor Herbert London, NYU, Public Policy Series, 2003
"A Roadmap for Japan’s Future," Herbert London and Kenneth Weinstein, Tokuma Shoten, 2003
Chapters and Introductions in various books:
"The Philosophy of The Curriculum," editors Sidney Hook, Paul Kurtz, Miro Todorvich, Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1975, “Questions of Viability In Nontraditional Education”
"Five Ethnic Groups In N.Y. City: A Two Hundred Year Survey," N.Y. City Board of Education, 1977, “The Irish Experience”
"Future Trends in Education Policy," editor Jane Newitt, Lexington Mass.; Lexington Books, 1979
"Defense Thought 2001," editor Robert DaCosta, N.Y.: Yglesias Publishing Inc. 1983
"Academic License: The War on Academic Freedom," editor Les Csorba, Evanston, V.C.A. Books 1988, “The Tenured Left” with Stephen Balch
"The New Federalist Paper," edited by J. Jackson Barlow, Dennis Mahoney, John West Jr., Lanham Md.: University Press of America, 1988, “Freedom Reconsidered”
"Habits of Mind: An Introduction to The Philosophy of Education," editor, Antonio de Nicolas, N.Y.: Paragon House, 1989, “Foreword”
"Communism: The Ideology Fades — The Threat Remains," American Educational League, Buena Park, C.A.: Freedom Center, 1991, “End of the Cold War? The Need for Skepticism”
"The American University: How It Runs, Where It Is Going," Jacques Barzun (second edition) Chicago, Illinois: V. of Chicago Press, 1993, “Introduction”
"Education for America’s Role In World Affairs," editor John Fonte and Andre Ryerson, Lanham Md.: University Press of America 1994, “Implications of the ‘New Demographics’ and the ‘Information Explosion’ for International Education”
"From The Heart," Dale Atkins & Meris Powell, N.Y. Henry Holt, 1994, “Remember That Passion Is Not Love”
"How To Fix Everything: A Prescription For A Dying America," John Jirgal, Salt Lake City, Utah, Northwest Publishing Co. 1995, “Introduction”
"Masquerade of The Dream Walkers: Prophetic Theology From The Cartesians to Hegel," Atlanta, Ga.: Rodopi Press, 1998, “Forward”
"Preparing The 21st Century Workforce," U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 1998, “Workforce Strategies for The Future”
"American Values: Opposing Viewpoints," editor Jennifer Hurley, San Diego, C.A.: Greenhaven Press, 2000, “Popular Culture Is In Decline”
"Democracy And The Academy," editor Robert Weissberg, Huntington, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers, 2000, “Saving The Academy From Itself”
"Building A Healthy Culture: Strategies for An American Renaissance," editor Don Eberly, Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2001, “Oasis Strategies”
"Educating for the Future, in Supercomputing and The Human Endeavor," Los Alamos Nat’l Laboratory, 2001, “Addendum”
"The Righteous of Switzerland: Heroes of The Holocaust," Meir Wagner, NY: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. 2001, “Foreward”
"Detoxifying The Culture," John A. Howard, AmErica House, Baltimore, MD, 2002, “Preface”
"Foresight, Innovation, and Strategy: Toward a Wiser Future," edited by Cynthia G. Wagner, Bethesda, MD, World Future Society, 2005, “How Values Shape the Future”
"The Emerging Chinese Advanced Technology Superstate," Ernest H. Preeg, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI and Hudson Institute, 2005, “Foreword” |
