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Billy Aouste

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baouste@heartland.org 312-377-4000 @HeartlandInst

Billy Aouste is the new media specialist for The Heartland Institute.

Aouste is responsible for many projects at Heartland, including producing and managing social media outreach; pitching op-eds to print and digital publications; producing Heartland's weekly email; editing Heartland’s blog, the Freedom Pub; and tracking Heartland experts’ media hits.

Aouste is a graduate from DePaul University with a B.A. in political science. While studying, he participated in the Fund for American Studies program in Washington D.C. Prior to joining Heartland in 2015, he was a staff intern on Bruce Rauner’s successful Illinois gubernatorial campaign. Aouste resides in Hainseville, Illinois.

Recent Articles and Publications

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October 17, 2019
LeBron’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
By Billy Aouste
National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar LeBron James took to Twitter on Monday to vent his frustration about the latest controversy over the NBA's decision to grovel before the Chinese government.
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October 14, 2019
Blizzard From Red China Blows Across the Video-Gaming Community
By Billy Aouste
The China-symp appeasers at Google and the NBA have much to learn from these honorable players.
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May 13, 2019
Heartland Weekly - Do NASA's Latest Figures Confirm Global Warming?
By Billy Aouste
Week of May 6, 2019
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May 6, 2019
Heartland Weekly: Conservatives Should Stand Up to Facebook
By Billy Aouste
Week of April 29, 2019
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