
Ian Lindquist is a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. His work focuses on liberal and classical education, civil society and civic education, and the traditional and communal grounds of liberty in modern and contemporary society and culture. He previously served as the program manager for education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where he wrote on charter-school innovation and expansion. His writings on education policy and his frequent book reviews have been published by the American Enterprise Institute, U.S. News, the Weekly Standard, and the Washington Free Beacon.
Concurrent with his post at EPPC, Mr. Lindquist serves as the Executive Director of the Public Interest Fellowship, where he oversees organizational operations, strategic partnerships, and the professional and liberal education of the fellows.
From 2009 to 2015, Mr. Lindquist was a middle and high school teacher, and assistant headmaster, with Great Hearts Academies in Phoenix, Arizona, where he taught Socratic seminars on great books to high school sophomores and juniors. During his time at Great Hearts, he was a Leadership Fellow and a network-wide instructional coach for faculty of the Socratic seminar Humane Letters course.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from St. John’s College in Annapolis. He resides in Hyattsville, Maryland, with his wife and family.
PUBLICATIONS
More Inane Myths about Chosenness
Published in Mosaic on January 12, 2021
Columbus Day: Accuracy & Public Honor Can Co-Exist
Published in Real Clear Policy on October 12, 2020
What Christians Can Learn from the Jewish Schools of the Future
Published in Mosaic on August 3, 2020
The American University Must Reaffirm Its Liberal Character
Published in Real Clear Policy on June 19, 2020
To Rebuild After COVID, Look to Faith-Based Organizations
Published in Napa Legal Institute blog on May 6, 2020
Lessons from the Renaissance: A Case for the Teaching of Classical Virtue
Published in Education Next, Summer 2020 / Vol. 20, No. 3 on May 1, 2020
Classical Schools in Modern America
Published in National Affairs - Fall 2019 issue on September 23, 2019
Pondering the Glory of America: Wilfred M. McClay’s Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story
Published in Providence on August 2, 2019
Learning to Argue
Published in The Weekly Standard on December 17, 2018
Denmark’s Challenge and Hamlet’s Task
Published in The St. John’s Review 60.1-2 (2018-2019) on December 20 2018
Self-Expression and Moral Certainty on Campus
Published in The American Mind on November 29, 2018
Civil Discourse and the Fate of Republics
Published in The Weekly Standard on October 28, 2018
Sacred Sights
Published in The Weekly Standard on October 1, 2018
The School of Trust
Published in National Affairs - Fall 2018 issue on September 26, 2018
Persuasion and the Art of Writing Tweets
Published in Claremont Review of Books on May 23, 2018
Here the People Rule
Published in Claremont Review of Books on April 23, 2018
What Is Education Good For?
Published in The Weekly Standard on March 12, 2018
The Chosen People and American Exceptionalism
Published in Washington Free Beacon on January 14, 2018
Civics Education Must Be Liberal Education
Published in National Association of Scholars on October 16, 2017