Christopher J. Scalia is a senior fellow in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on literature, culture, and higher education. He concurrently serves as poetry editor of
The New Criterion.
A former English professor, Dr. Scalia specialized in 18th-century and early 19th-century British literature. He also spent three years as director of AEI’s Academic Programs department, where he led educational and professional-development programs and events for college students around the country. His articles, essays, and reviews on literature, music, higher education, and other topics have appeared in
The Wall Street Journal,
The Washington Post,
USA Today,
Commentary,
National Review,
First Things,
The Washington Free Beacon, the
Times Literary Supplement,
The Spectator World, and FoxNews.com, among other outlets.
Dr. Scalia is the coeditor of
On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer (2019) and
Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived (2017). His most recent book,
13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven’t Read), was published by Regnery Publishing in May 2025.
Dr. Scalia has a PhD and MA in English from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has a BA in English with a minor in history from the College of William & Mary.
