Talk:Heather Higgins
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[edit] good catch
good catch by dickclarkmises. --Epeefleche 21:15, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks! DickClarkMises 03:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Rewrite
Hi again. Some of the more recent deletions seem to be supportable, and some of the new additions (family, date of birth, etc.) are unsourced and I cannot find on google. --Epeefleche 03:49, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, you are absolutely right. Some of the previous assertions were properly sourced. I cut them for right now because I just got a little frustrated trying to figure out how to rework the article with new sources that I found (more are forthcoming). It probably would have been best if I had moved the original text here and been clear about what was going on. I'll copy the text of the original version below right now for reference until I work out the reinclusion of all the previous sourced statements. As for non-controversial biographical information, I emailed Ms. Higgins per Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Using_the_subject_as_a_source. She provided non-contentious information like her birthday, education history, etc. I also requested a headshot, which I'll be uploading shortly once I convert it from .bmp format. I've got sources for the other, perhaps more contestable assertions which I'll be adding over the next day or so. I am definitely going to reintroduce the sources from the previous version (other than the legalmomentum source that seemed to have a mistaken replication). If you don't mind, bear with me here for a day or two and if things aren't shaping up by all means be bold! DickClarkMises 04:35, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Okay, I've gone back and reinserted some of the sources from the previous version. I'm calling it a night here in a minute, but I plan to get back to work on this once things slow down at work tomorrow. DickClarkMises 05:36, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] pre-rewrite version
'''Heather Richardson Higgins''' is Chairman of the [[Independent Women's Forum]] [[Board of Directors]].[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:zK0Lm-gy1UIJ:sec.edgar-online.com/2006/07/26/0001209286-06-000192/Section6.asp+%22heather+r.+higgins%22+randolph&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10]
She is perhaps best known for being a guest on [[Bill Maher]]'s show ''[[Real Time with Bill Maher]]'' on [[HBO]].
She has been President and Director of the [[Randolph Foundation]] (a [[charitable foundation]]) since [[1991]].
She is a member of the Board of [[Overseer]]s of the [[Hoover Institution]] (a [[neoconservative]] and [[libertarian]] [[public policy]] [[thinktank]]), serving on the Executive Committee.[http://www.hoover.org/about/board][,[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:zK0Lm-gy1UIJ:sec.edgar-online.com/2006/07/26/0001209286-06-000192/Section6.asp+%22heather+r.+higgins%22+randolph&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10]]
Higgins is a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (a [[foreign policy]] [[think tank]]).
Higgins also serves on the Boards of Directors the W.H. Brady Foundation and The [[Philanthropy Roundtable]] (established by the [[Bradley Foundation]] to help facilitate conservative grantmaking), of which she is Vice Chairman.[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:zK0Lm-gy1UIJ:sec.edgar-online.com/2006/07/26/0001209286-06-000192/Section6.asp+%22heather+r.+higgins%22+randolph&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10]
In addition, she is a trustee of the [[Committee for Economic Development]] (an independent, [[non-profit]], non-partisan think tank based in [[Washington, DC]]).
Higgins is a [[Federalist Society]] (which began as a student organization that challenged the perceived orthodox American liberal ideology found in most law schools, and which serves as a parent organization for conservatives and libertarians who are interested in the current state of the legal order) Senior Advisor.[http://legalmomentum.org/legalmomentum/programs/sexualityandfamilyrights/2006/03/independent_womens_forum.php]
On February 3, 2006, she was elected to the Board of Directors of '''Managed High Yield Plus Fund Inc.''', managed by [[UBS]] Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:SQoJTV3OASEJ:www.ubs.com/2/e/us_library/closed_end/hyf/annual.pdf+%22heather+r.+higgins%22+randolph&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=12]
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==Past employment==
Previously Ms. Higgins was a portfolio manager and vice president at U.S. Trust.
Prior to working in finance she was an editorial writer for the the [[Wall Street Journal]], and assistant editor at the [[Public Interest]].
She was a member of the [[International Trade Commission]] from [[1991]] to [[2000]], and before that was Assistant Attorney General of the United States from [[1989]] to [[1990]].[http://legalmomentum.org/legalmomentum/programs/sexualityandfamilyrights/2006/03/independent_womens_forum.php]
==Family==
She is married to James Higgins.
== External links ==
* [http://www.acreform.com/news/wsj.html Death by Bureaucracy], ''Wall Street Journal'', April 4, 2005.
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- Wow. Duly impressed. Have you emailed individuals before, for Wikipedia? I had never thought of that. Or is she someone whom you knew even before you emailed her? In any case, nice work. --Epeefleche 06:14, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, I've found that folks almost never refuse to answer questions for their encyclopedia article. See Talk:Walter_Block#Fact-checking_with_Dr._Block for a previous example of an email inquiry made by me. Unlike Ms. Higgins, I do know Walter Block (from my time working at the Mises Institute). DickClarkMises 13:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
My understanding had been that she was from (born in) South Carolina ... Is it clear from her email that that is not true? Tx. --Epeefleche 03:39, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
- Ms. Higgins' assistant actually returned my email, and she included a c.v. among other things. Regarding my query about the place of Ms. Higgins' birth, she said "Heather was born in Atlanta and raised in Manhattan." It seems non-controversial, but if you think there is serious reason to doubt that claim we could remove that item as unsourced, since it is only acceptable to use the subject as a source for non-controversial statements. DickClarkMises 04:24, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
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- My, you are perhaps the most polite and team-oriented person I have met in these parts. Your call. You might double-check with the assistant, or (if that feels like too much trouble for either you or her) you can leave it as you like; I defer to you. Thanks. Nice working with you. --Epeefleche 06:22, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Well, thank you for the kind words. I'll confirm her place of birth with the assistant, and post any change to that if I am informed that it is incorrect. Cheers, DickClarkMises 16:28, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
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