Rod L. Evans
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Dr. Rod L. Evans is an author, lecturer, and philosopher who writes and speaks on ethics, English usage, and practical political philosophy. He graduated from Old Dominion University, and earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Virginia. He is Lecturer of Philosophy at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dr. Evans has published fifteen books in several subjects, including English usage, recreational linguistics, lexicography, trivia, political philosophy, and religion. The following persons have written introductions or forewords for Dr. Evans's books: Isaac Asimov, William F. Buckley, Paul Simon (the late U.S. senator), Linus Pauling, Hugh Downs, Steve Allen, and Betty White. The following persons have endorsed his books: Milton Friedman, Walter Williams, Dr. Thomas Szasz, Albert Ellis, Ken Jennings (Jeopardy! champion), Joe Edley (Scrabble champion), and Tyler Hinman (Crossword puzzle champion).

He has won two teaching awards, has earned an entry in Who's Who in America, and is a member of Mensa and the Triple Nine Society.

Partial bibliography

  • Alcohol and Drugs
  • Fundamentalism: Hazards and Heartbreaks
  • Drug Legalization: For and Against
  • The Right Words
  • The Quotable Conservative
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