The Center for the Study of American Democracy (CSAD) welcomes Laura K. Field, senior advisor with the Illiberalism Studies Program at George Washington University.
Field is a writer and political theorist in Washington, D.C. She holds a Ph.D. in political theory and public law from the University of Texas at Austin; has held faculty positions at Rhodes College, Georgetown University and American University; and today is a scholar in residence at American University and senior advisor for the Illiberalism Studies Program at The George Washington University.
Field has a longstanding interest in political culture and how thinking (and writing, and rhetoric) shapes our lives, which pairs well with current questions about the crisis of liberalism and rising authoritarianism around the world. She has worked extensively on the right-wing (“New Right”) intellectuals who have risen to prominence under Trumpism, and has written for The New Republic, Politico, The Bulwark and other publications. Her book, “Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right” will be published with Princeton University Press in November 2025.