John Kasich reversed course on his idea of a new government agency to spread Judeo-Christian values, the Columbus Dispatch reports.
Kasich said he instead would upgrade the existing Voice of America to “engage in the war of ideas’ against Islamic State. I don’t think you need a new agency, it’s really breathing life into something that kind of has become dormant. You don’t hear much about the Voice of America anymore.”
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.