Jon Shields, Ph.D.
Department
Biography
Jon A. Shields is a professor of American politics and chair of the government department at Claremont McKenna College. He is the author or co-author of three books on the American right: Trump’s Democrats (Brookings, 2020), Passing on the Right: Conservative Professors in the Progressive University (Oxford University Press, 2016), and The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right (Princeton University Press, 2009). His writings have also appeared in a wide range of popular outlets, including the Atlantic, Bulwark, Los Angeles Times, New Republic, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times.
Education
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Research and Publications
BOOKS:
Trump's Democrats (Brookings Institution Press, 2020), with Stephanie Muravchik.
The Democratic Virtues of the Christian Right (Princeton University Press, 2009).
RECENT COMMENTARY:
"Republicans in Wyoming See Clearly What is Happening," New York Times, September 8, 2023, with Stephanie Muravchik.
"Liberal Professors Can Rescue the GOP," New York Times, 23 March 2023.
“I’m a Conservative Professor Who Opposed Safe Spaces. I was Wrong.” New York Times, 7 April 2022.
“How Donald Trump’s Brutish Code of Honor Explains His Feud with Liz Cheney,” New York Times, 3 February 2022.
“A Hard But Real Compromise is Possible on Abortion,” New York Times, 19 October 2021.
“A Conservative Case for Identity Politics,” New York Times, 23 January 2018.