Graduate Fellows

2009-10 Graduate Fellows

Lorraine Krall is in her fourth year of doctoral studies at Georgetown in political theory. Born and raised in central Pennsylvania, she completed her undergraduate degree at Grove City College in English literature and political science. Before coming to Georgetown, she moved to Waco, TX and spent a year at Baylor’s Department of Church-State studies. Her research interests are in the relationship between women and the public realm, as well as in critics of modernity, such as Michael Oakeshott and Eric Voegelin.

Lorraine Krall’s C.V.

Jonathan Silver was raised in Rochester, New York and was educated in
Classics and Political Science at Tufts University. He holds an MA
from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. He maintains research interests in the history of political thought, focusing on the classical Greek and Hebraic traditions, and the theory and
practice of American government.

Jonathan Silver’s C.V.

Justin Litke proudly hails from Henderson, Kentucky, and studied Politics and Philosophy at the Catholic University of in Washington, D.C. After graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappain 2006, he remained in Washington to study at Georgetown University toward a Ph.D. in Political Theory. Justin has wide interests in the history of political thought including classical and medieval political thought, Christian political thought, American political thought, and the writings of the Twentieth Century agrarians. Justin's research centers on the relation of tradition and innovation, and the philosophical and historical interplay of politics and religion. His dissertation, "American Exceptionalism: "From Exemplar to Empire," is a theoretical and historical treatment of the idea of American exceptionalism, filling a notable gap in the scholarly literature on the subject. He lives happily with his wife near Capitol Hill.

Justin Litke’s C.V.

James Poulos is a graduate student in Government at Georgetown University, specializing in political theory and international relations. He graduated cum laude in political science at Duke University and has a JD from the University of Southern California.  He is at work on a dissertation about individuality in Napoleon's wake.  His research interests include varieties of individualism, theories of the West, politics and religion, and democratic theory.  Founding editor of the Postmodern Conservative blog at First Things, his commentary has appeared at The Atlantic Council, The Boston Globe, Bloggingheads, The National Interest, The New Atlantis, Society, and elsewhere.

James Poulos’ C.V.