In his landmark book Manual for a Perfect Government, Dr. Hagelin outlines how education that develops human consciousness, combined with policies in harmony with natural law, can solve acute social problems and elevate governmental effectiveness.
Key themes:
Founded in 1992, the ISTPP is a science and public policy think tank directed by Dr. Hagelin.
Plays a vital national role in education, healthcare, crime prevention, rehabilitation, sustainable agriculture, and peace.
Promoted Consciousness-Based programs in public and private schools, Medicare, and Veterans Administration hospitals.
Has built broad public awareness and bipartisan support for prevention-based, life-supporting policies
1992: Accepted the presidential nomination of the newly formed NLP.
1996 elections: NLP ran 400+ candidates across 48 states, earning 2.5M+ votes nationwide.
2000 elections: Hagelin became the presidential nominee of both the Natural Law Party and the Reform Party
Policy platform highlights:
Healthcare: Prevention-focused programs to keep people healthy.
Foreign Policy: Shift from exporting weapons to exporting know-how in sustainable development.
Crime Prevention: Effective rehabilitation programs + collective meditation to reduce societal stress.
Education: Curriculum innovations to boost intelligence, creativity, and academic performance.
1992 & 1996: Natural Law Party candidate.
2000: Presidential nominee of both the Natural Law Party and the Reform Party.
Historic Achievements: First third-party candidate to qualify for federal matching funds and achieve official national party status from the FEC.
Dr. Hagelin helped organize the first-ever bipartisan, bicameral caucus in Congress dedicated to prevention-based policies
Forum for high-level dialogue on healthcare, crime prevention, food safety, and environment.
Personally moderated sessions on stress prevention and healthcare parity for minorities.
