Burton Folsom Jr.

Dr. Burton Folsom Jr. is a history professor at Hillsdale College and senior fellow in economic education for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He currently serves on the Mackinac Center’s Board of Scholars, and from 1994 to 1999 was the Center’s senior fellow in economic history.

For the Mackinac Center, Folsom has authored dozens of widely reprinted articles and a book about Michigan’s rich and varied past. His work has appeared in major newspapers and magazines including The Detroit News, The American Spectator, and The Wall Street Journal.

Folsom received his Ph.D. in American history from the University of Pittsburgh.