Matthew Dallek is a political historian and a professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management. His research interests include modern conservatism, liberalism and its critics, and presidential power. Dallek has authored or co-authored three books including Defenseless Under the Night: The Roosevelt Years and the Origins of Homeland Security (Oxford University Press, 2016), which won the Henry Adams prize from the Society for History in the Federal Government; The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan’s First Victory and the Decisive Turning Point in American Politics (Oxford University Press, 2004), which appeared on the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune’s annual best-of lists; and Inside Campaigns: Elections through the Eyes of Political Professionals (co-authored; CQ/Sage, 2016), which the American Library Association’s Choice magazine selected as one of its 2016 “outstanding academic titles.” Dallek is currently at work on a book about the history of the John Birch Society as a political movement. Dallek is a frequent commentator in the national news media on politics, history, and public affairs. His articles have appeared in numerous scholarly and popular publications including the Washington Post, Politico, the Atlantic, Perspectives, and the Journal of Policy History, and his commentary has been featured on NPR, CNN International, MSNBC and in the New York Times and New Yorker. Dallek holds a B.A. in history from U.C. Berkeley and a Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. Prior to joining GWU in 2014, he served as associate director of the University of California Washington Center. He has also worked as a speechwriter for House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Dallek lives in Washington with his wife and two sons.