 He has written several books about politics and ethics.Since 2011 he sits on the board of directors for the
private military company Academi (formerly Blackwater), has been a member of the Federalist Society, and is a professor at the Regent University School of Law, a conservative Christian institution affiliated with televangelist Pat Robertson.His son, Jay Ashcroft, is also a politician, serving as Secretary of State of Missouri since January, 2017.