George Thomas, Ph.D.

Burnet C. Wohlford Professor of American Political Institutions

Education

B.A., University of Utah; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Assistant Professor, Williams College.

Department(s)

Government

Office Hours

W 1-3, F 2-4,

Contact

gthomas@cmc.edu

(909) 607-2911

(909) 621-8419

Kravis Center 264

Curriculum Vitae

G Thomas CV.pdf

Areas of Expertise

American Constitutionalism, American Political Thought, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court

Selected Research and Publications

The Founders and the Idea of a National University: Constituting the American Mind (Cambridge University Press, 2015).
The Madisonian Constitution (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008).
“Religious Liberty, Same-Sex Marriage and Public Accommodations” Perspectives on Politics (December 2017): forthcoming.
"Reframing Constitutional Law: Liberalism, Public Justification and Same-Sex Marriage" Polity Vol. 49, No. 2 (April 2017): 301-323.
"Madison and the Perils of Populism" National Affairs No. 29 (Fall 2016): 142-156.
"Rethinking the Dartmouth College Case in American Political Development: Constituting Public and Private Educational Institutions" Studies in American Political Development, 29 (April 2015), 23-39
“Liberal Education and American Democracy” The American Interest, August 24, 2015

Selected Awards and Affiliations

Huntington Library grant (2013)
National Endowment for the Humanities grant (2010)
American Political Science Association’s Alexander L. George Award (2006)