Scott Douglas Gerber received his Ph.D. and J.D. from the University of Virginia and his B.A. from the College of William and Mary. He has published six academic books, five novels, and more than 250 articles, book reviews, op-eds, and sundry pieces. He has received multiple awards for his teaching, publishing, and service. He is the Declaration of Independence Center Scholar at the University of Mississippi’s Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom and a Fellow at the National Association of Scholars.