David Schaefer
professor of political science
Schaefer, whose scholarly research focuses on political philosophy and American political thought, can provide expert analysis on a multitude of issues related to the current presidential campaign. He has published essays on such issues as judicial activism, church-state relations, economic inequality, campaign finance regulation, race relations, and labor policy in The Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, and The American Enterprise. As a 2007-08 fellow of the Institute for the Defense of Democracies, he has studied the problem of world terrorism and has provided commentary for several radio talk shows.
Schaefer is the author of three books, including most recently Illiberal Justice: John Rawls vs the American Political Tradition (University of Missouri Press, 2007), the first comprehensive overview of all of Rawls’s writings.
Members of the media seeking additional information or assistance should contact Schaefer at 508-793-2252/ dschaefe@holycross.edu, or Kristine Maloney (associate director of national communications and media relations) at 508-793-2419/kmmalone@holycross.edu.
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