Michael Anton is Lecturer in Politics and Research Fellow at Hillsdale College's Kirby Center in Washington, DC. He previously served in national security positions in the Trump and Bush (43) administrations, as well as in the administrations of California Governor Pete Wilson and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He has extensive experience in the private sector and was educated at the Claremont Graduate University, St. John's College, and the University of California.  He is also the author of the newly released book, The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return.