Lathan Watts

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Director of Community Relations — First Liberty Institute

Lathan Watts is Director of Community Relations for First Liberty Institute, responsible for all efforts to increase First Liberty Institute’s profile in local and national markets. His focus is on expanding public awareness of First Liberty’s mission, legal matters, and educational projects by coordinating communication with community leaders, influencers, policy makers, and the public at large. Prior to joining First Liberty Institute, Watts served in various campaign and official staff positions for U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling, U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and Texas Governor Rick Perry. His executive leadership roles in non-profit organizations specializing in political affairs and community outreach contributed to the election of numerous members of the U.S. Congress, multiple state legislators, and governors. His work in and around the political process served him well in the four years he spent as a City Councilman in Lewisville, TX. Watts received his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi where he served two terms in the student senate one as President Pro Tempore. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Harding University, where he was a member of multiple honor societies and the University Concert Choir.

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Throw stone in glass house of representatives

By: Caron Manley

Throwing Stones in a Glass House of Representatives

Our own government’s recent history of collusion with private companies to surveil American citizens, suppress dissent, and de-bank individuals and or...

Featured on: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

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By: Caron Manley

Medical Malpractice and Transgender Surgery

If basic biology or the Hippocratic oath won't protect vulnerable teens from preying clinics, perhaps economic self-interest will.

Featured on: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

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By: Caron Manley

Preserving Religious Freedom More Important Than Ever

A recent New York Times column suggested, among other things, the appointment of a cross-agency government task force to deal with disinformation head...

Featured on: Friday, February 12, 2021

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By: The Left's Collateral Damage

The Left's Collateral Damage

By: Rabbi Yaakov Menken and Lathan Watts - americanthinker.com - January 29, 2019 Modern armed forces must contend with that which is euphemized as “...

Featured on: Friday, February 1, 2019

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Graduation Message

To The Class of 2018: “A Free Nation Begins with People Free to Think for Themselves” First Liberty Institute’s Director of Community Relations, Lath...

Featured on: Tuesday, May 22, 2018

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May 29, 2026

Penna Dexter

Stunning Reversal

Penna Dexter Two years ago, I complained that: “Radical transgender directives just keep coming from the executive branch of the federal government.” There’s been a stunning reversal. States fought ba...

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May 29, 2026

Kerby Anderson

TV Dinners to Smartphones

Kerby Anderson Columnist Bob Greene noticed a connection between TV Dinners and smartphones. In fact, he says the 1950s meal was a gateway drug for screen addiction. He believes that our zombie-like a...

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May 28, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Political Fantasy

Kerby Anderson A recent poll of Americans conducted by NewsGuard and YouGov is disturbing on its face. It is even more concerning the deeper you delve into the data. The topline comment is that a siza...

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