The Political Theory Institute at American University, a JMC partner program, will host William Galston, of the Brookings Institution, and Michael Anton, of Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center, for a debate on populism.William A. Galston holds the Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in the Brookings Institution’s Governance Studies Program, where he serves as a Senior Fellow. Previously he served as the Saul Stern Professor and Acting Dean at the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, founding director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), and executive director of the National Commission on Civic Renewal. He served from 1993 to 1995 as Deputy Assistant to President Clinton for Domestic Policy. Galston is the author of nine books and more than 100 articles in the fields of political theory, public policy, and American politics. He has appeared on all the principal television networks and writes a weekly column for the Wall Street Journal.