Wilfred M. McClay

Wilfred M. McClay is Professor of History at Hillsdale College, where he holds the Victor Davis Hanson Chair of Classical History and Western Civilization. His book “The Masterless: Self and Society in Modern America” received the 1995 Merle Curti Award of the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American intellectual history. Among his other books are the award-winning bestseller, “Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story”; and most recently “Jewish Roots of American Liberty: The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story.” He received the Bradley Prize in 2022.