Question: Ben T. Elliott directed an American author who has maintained what in her writings?
Context: Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as L. Ron Hubbard ( ) and often referred to by his initials, LRH, was an American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology.  After establishing a career as a writer, becoming best known for his science fiction and fantasy stories, he developed a system called Dianetics which was first expounded in book form in May 1950.  He subsequently developed his ideas into a wide-ranging set of doctrines and practices as part of a new religious movement that he called Scientology.  His writings became the guiding texts for the Church of Scientology and a number of affiliated organizations that address such diverse topics as business administration, literacy and drug rehabilitation.  The Church's dissemination of these materials led to Hubbard being listed by the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the most translated and published author in the world.  The Guinness World Record for the most audio books published for one author is also held by Hubbard.  In 2014, Hubbard was cited by "Smithsonian" magazine as one of the 100 most significant Americans of all time, as one of the eleven religious figures on that list. A User's Guide To The Millennium: Essays And Reviews is a collection of writings by the British author J. G. Ballard.  Published in 1996, the book brings together many of Ballard's short pieces for magazines and newspapers, and covers reviews, essays and musing on subject from art, literature and science.  The book also contains a selection of autobiographical writings, and celebrations of Ballard favourites, Science-Fiction cinema and American author William S. Burroughs.  There are ninety pieces in all, written between 1962 and 1995. The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) (2007, World Wisdom) is a compilation of the writings of Charles Eastman.  A 19th-century Native American author and activist, Eastman lived both in the world of the Santee Dakota and the world of contemporary non-Indian America.  His writings are of historical significance, providing a glimpse of Native American life during a turbulent time, as well as an explanation of the spiritual traditions of the Sioux people. Ben T. Elliott is an American writer who served as President Ronald Reagan’s director of speechwriting from 1982 to 1986.  In this capacity he directed better known speechwriters like Peggy Noonan and Peter Robinson, both of whom he hired. Margaret Ellen "Peggy" Noonan (born September 7, 1950) is an American author of several books on politics, religion, and culture, and a weekly columnist for "The Wall Street Journal".  She was a primary speech writer and Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and has maintained a conservative leaning in her writings since leaving the Reagan administration. Eddie Little (August 25, 1954 – May 20, 2003) was a widely acclaimed American author.  He wrote "Another Day in Paradise", later made into a film of the same name directed by Larry Clark.  Little was also the author of "Outlaw LA" an ongoing article published in "LA Weekly".  His writings were a rugged portrayal of coming of age in the underbelly of society and heroin addiction.  His books were largely autobiographical, and although his supporting characters tended to be fictional, the narrators were almost parallel with himself. Kim Wozencraft is an American author.  She is best known as the author of the novel "Rush," which was subsequently adapted into a 1991 feature film directed by Lili Fini Zanuck and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Patric, Gregg Allman and Sam Elliott. Robert R. Prechter Jr. (born March 25, 1949) is an American author and stock market analyst, known for his financial forecasts using the Elliott Wave Principle.  Prechter is an author and co-author of 14 books, and editor of 2 books, and his book "Conquer the Crash" was a "New York Times" bestseller in 2002.  He also has published monthly financial commentary in the newsletter "The Elliott Wave Theorist" since 1979, and is the founder of Elliott Wave International and New Classics Library.  Prechter served on the board of the CMT Association for nine years, and as its President in 1990-1991.  In recent years Prechter has supported the study of socionomics, a theory about human social behavior. John "Jonathan" Gilmore (July 5, 1935 - October 13, 2016) was an American author and gonzo journalist known for iconoclastic Hollywood memoirs, true crime literature and hard-boiled fiction.  A motion picture, television and stage actor in Los Angeles and New York in the 1950s, his friends including James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, Gilmore has also written about his encounter with Elizabeth Short a.k.a. "The Black Dahlia" during his youth.  Gilmore emerged as a writer from the Beat Generation in the '60s, influenced by Jack Kerouac and befriended by author William S. Burroughs.  The publication of his true crime book "Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia," ushered in a cult following for the author.  His manuscripts and original writings are housed in the special collections department of the Research Library of the University of California at Los Angeles. The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau is a project that aims to provide, for the first time, accurate texts of the complete works of Henry David Thoreau, the American author, including his journal, his personal letters, and his writings for publication.  Since the project was founded in 1966, Princeton University Press has published sixteen of its volumes.
Answer: a conservative leaning