Michael Anton

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Lecturer | Research Fellow — Hillsdale College

Michael Anton is a lecturer and research fellow at Hillsdale College. A former national security official in the Trump administration, he is also a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute. He is known for his viral 2016 essay, “The Flight 93Election,” which was widely praised by many, including Rush Limbaugh, who called it “a home run, every paragraph.” Anton is a former speech writer and director of communications and has advanced degrees from both St. John’s College and Claremont Graduate University.

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