Joe Postell is the Assistant Director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
The Center for American Studies sponsors lectures, organizes seminars, crafts publications and supports scholars with the objective of teaching policymakers and political leaders about the basic principles of America's political tradition. It also explains the continued relevance and application of those principles in 21st century America.
Before joining Heritage in 2007, Postell taught political science courses at the University of Dallas, where he is completing his doctorate in American political thought and political philosophy. In 2005, he was a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute in California and is a member of the American Political Science Association.
Postell has a masters' degree in politics from the University of Dallas and a bachelor's degree in political science from Ashland University in Ohio. He has written papers on subjects that include Plato, Machiavelli and philosopher John Locke.
A native of Marion, Ohio, Postell is proficient in Latin and French. He lives in Washington, D.C.
