Program Staff

Michael Zuckert

Michael Zuckert is the Nancy Reeves Dreux Professor, and Chair, Department of Political Science. He works in political philosophy, American constitutional law and theory, and American political thought. He has published Natural Rights and the New Republicanism, The Natural Rights Republic, and Launching Liberalism: On Lockean Political Philosophy, as well as many articles on a variety of topics, including George Orwell, Plato’s Apology, Shakespeare, and contemporary liberal theory. His most recent book is The Truth about Leo Strauss (with Catherine Zuckert). He is currently completing a book called A System without a Precedent: Constituting the Natural Rights Republic, is co-authoring a book on Machiavelli and Shakesepeare, and has been commissioned to write the volume on John Rawls for a new series on 20th century political philosophy. He co-authored and co-produced the public radio series Mr. Adams and Mr. Jefferson: A Nine Part Drama for the Radio and was senior scholar for Liberty!, a six hour public television series on the American Revolution, as well as a PBS series on Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton. He has received grants from NEH, the Woodrow Wilson Center, Earhart Foundation and NSF, and has taught at Carleton College, Cornell University, Claremont Men’s College, Fordham University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and the University of Chicago.

Matthew Holbreich

Matt is a third year doctoral candidate in political theory and American politics. His specialties include ancient political philosophy, American political thought, and Tocqueville. He is currently an administrative assistant for the Tocqueville Program.