R.J. Lehmann
R.J. Lehmann is editor-in-chief and a senior fellow with the International Center for Law & Economics, where he is responsible for crafting and executing ICLE’s editorial and communications strategy, managing its publication calendar, and contributing research to ICLE’s Financial Regulation & Corporate Governance program.
R.J. was previously Director of Finance, Insurance, and Trade Policy for the R Street Institute, which he co-founded in June 2012. Earlier in his career, he was deputy director of the Heartland Institute’s Center on Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and public affairs director of the Independent Institute.
As a journalist, he spent nearly a decade covering the insurance and financial services industries, first as manager of A.M. Best Co.’s Washington bureau and later as a senior industry editor with SNL Financial. He is a three-time award winner from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and was the youngest-ever winner of a first-place prize from the New Jersey Press Association.
He studied journalism and public policy at Syracuse University.
Ben Sperry & R.J. Lehmann
May 31, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a major victory for free speech and struck a blow against government censorship-by-proxy yesterday in NRA v. Vullo: “Government officials cannot attempt to coerce private parties in order to punish or suppress views that the government disfavors.” This is a major decision, and will have implications for free speech online, ... Vullo and the Dangers of Government Coercion Over Speech
