John A. Burtka IV

Executive Director
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John A. Burtka IV, executive director, graduated from Hillsdale College and the Faculté Jean Calvin in Aix-en-Provence, France. He was a Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute in 2018. He has appeared on Fox Business and written for The Washington Post, Richmond Times-Dispatch, First Things, The American Mind, and The Intercollegiate Review, among others. Previously, he worked for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and participated in academic fellowships at Washington College and The Trinity Forum.

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Ideas

An American University
Hillsdale College is playing the long game.
John A. Burtka IV October 26, 2019
Economy

In Defense of Economic Nationalism
A libertarian approach to trade embodies a specific industrial strategy and it’s the wrong one for America.
John A. Burtka IV May 1, 2019
Foreign Affairs

We Let George Washington Down Every Day
American Civil Religion has embraced exceptionalism at the risk of prudence, giving us the endless wars we have today.
John A. Burtka IV January 22, 2018
Culture

Want to Unify America? Try College Football
The power of the pigskin and the glue that binds.
John A. Burtka IV September 12, 2017
Culture

Face It: Trump Is the Man in America’s Mirror
History shows we've always loved big praise, big flattery, and big money.
John A. Burtka IV August 24, 2017
Foreign Affairs

Standing Athwart American Hegemony
Pursuing global primacy isn't a conservative foreign policy.
John A. Burtka IV May 21, 2017