Biography
Wilfred McClay holds the Victor Davis Hanson Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College, where is also Professor of History. His most recent book, co-edited with Stuart Halpern, is Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story.
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