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Joseph P. Overton

American political theorist (1960–2003)

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Lived 1960–2003, aged 43United States
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    1960–2003
    Aged 43
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Updated 2026-07-29

Joseph Paul Overton was an American think-tank executive who served as the senior vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He is best known for his work in the mid-1990s developing an idea since known as the Overton window.

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