About the author
Education, fellowships, keynote speaking, publications, media appearances
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Education
Waller R. Newell is Professor of political science, philosophy and humanities at Carleton University. He cofounded and teaches at Carleton's College of the Humanities, Canada’s only 4 year baccalaureate in the Great Books. Newell has a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University, and a B.A. in Arts and Sciences and an M.A. in Political Economy from the University of Toronto.
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​Fellowships
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Member, Academic Advisory Board, The Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education, The University of Florida, Gainsville FL., 2024
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Visiting Faculty Fellow and Professor, The Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education, The University of Florida, Gainsville FL., 2023
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Senior Fellow, The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, Calgary, Alberta, 2023.
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Adjunct Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Washington, D.C. (2022)
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Visiting Fellow in Humanistic Studies at the Black Mountain Institute, University of Nevada Las Vegas (2014-15)
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Visiting Fellow at the Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts (2009)
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John Adams Fellow at the University of London (1997)
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Fellow of the Eccles Centre at the British Library (1997)
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Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. (1990-91)
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Fellow of the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (1985-86)
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Junior Fellow of Massey College, the University of Toronto (1974-75)
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National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for University Teachers
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Books
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Newell's work has been translated into Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Korean and Kurdish. His books include:
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Tyranny and Revolution: Rousseau to Heidegger (Cambridge University Press 2022)
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Tyrants: A History of Power, Injustice and Terror (Cambridge University Press 2018)
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Tyranny: A New Interpretation (Cambridge University Press 2013)
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The Code of Man: Love, Courage, Pride, Family, Country (Harper Collins, 2003)
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What Is A Man? 3000 Years of Wisdom on the Art of Manly Virtue (Harper Collins 2000)
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Bankrupt Education: The Decline of Liberal Education in Canada (University of Toronto Press 1994, with Peter C. Emberley)
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Publications
Newell is the author of numerous articles on classical, Renaissance and modern European political philosophy and literature. His articles have been published in:
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The American Political Science Review
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Political Theory
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History of European Ideas
His topical journalism has appeared in:
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Tablet Magazine
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The Weekly Standard
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The National Post
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The Globe and Mail
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The Jewish World Review
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American Educator
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The New English Review
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The Washington Free Beacon
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The Ottawa Citizen
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The Montreal Gazette.
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Keynote Speaking
Newell has been a keynote speaker at:
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Harvard University
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Yale University
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Cornell University
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Peterhouse College University of Cambridge
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Colgate University
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the University of Toronto
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the University of Richmond
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Hamilton College
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The Onassis Cultural Center of New York
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the Heritage Foundation
Media and podcast
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National Public Radio
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the Judith Regan Show
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin
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ABC World News Overnight
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School of War with Aaron MacLean
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Powerline with Steve Hayward
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