PortalAdam Fuller
Dr. Adam Fuller
Associate Professor
Humanities & Social Sciences
DeBartolo Hall 444
phone: (330) 941-3436
Bio
I earned my PhD in Political Science from the Claremont Graduate University's acclaimed "Great Books" graduate program in Political Philosophy and American Government. Before joining the faculty at Youngstown State University, I did a post-doctoral teaching and research fellowship in Poland at the Alexis de Tocqueville Center at the University of Łódź. At YSU, I have taught many courses in the subfields of political thought, American institutions, international relations, and Israeli politics. In 2023, I was appointed the Clayman Professor of Jewish Studies and took on the role of director of the YSU Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies, a program that I was heavily involved with as an advisory committee member under the previous two directors. Having become the Clayman professor, I have worked to reinvent myself as a scholar of Jewish Studies, with respect to my primarily interests and training as a political scientist. I have authored three scholarly books. Two of these are about neoconservatism and the third, just released this summer, is The Armed Jew, which deals with Jewish history, Jewish culture, and Jewish self-defense in the face of escalating anti-Semitism.
Research Interests
While my first two books were on intellectual frameworks of important political movements and their engagement with major American policy questions, my third book took a completely different direction and sought to create conversations about Jewish identity and its implications to Jewish safety. I am currently working on another book about the idea of the "Judeo-Christian tradition." My new project seeks to understand this interfaith concept that many argue (and many deny) is inherent to American political thought, while at the same time exploring whether or not American Jews across the gamut of American Judaism are right to eschew meaning to this tradition.
Teaching Interests
My teaching career has been as a generalist and as a specialist. I have taught courses in all five of the fields of Political Science: American Politics, Political Theory, International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Public Law. My favorite classes to teach are Israeli Politics and the Political Thought sequence. I am currently co-teaching a class with a retired professor of Philosophy, called "Freedom and Tyranny." In the forthcoming years, I want to do more co-teaching with other colleagues.
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2009
Ph D, Political Science
Claremont Graduate University
Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Taking the Fight to the Enemy: The Neoconservatives and Their Teachers"
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2001
MA, Political Science
University of British Columbia
Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Leo Strauss and the Laws of War and Peace: Esoteric Teachings of Hugo Grotius"
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1999
BA, Political Science / International Security and Conflict Resolution
San Diego State University
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2012 -
Youngstown State University
Associate Professor
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2011 - 2011
University of Łódź
Post-Doctoral Fellow
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2010 - 2010
Missouri Southern State University
Instructor
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2009 - 2010
Pittsburg State University
Visiting Assistant Professor
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2008 - 2012
Central Texas College-Camp Pendleton
Lecturer
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2005 - 2007
California State University-San Bernardino
Lecturer
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2002 - 2003
Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy
Managing Editor
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2001 - 2002
Toward Tradition
Research Associate
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1999 - 2000
University of British Columbia
Teaching Assistant
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2023 - present
Director
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2021 - 2023
Coordinator
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2025
"A Gun in the Hand is Worth More Than 'Never Again'"
A. Fuller
The Blaze
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2025
"The Armed Jew: The Case for Jewish Gun Ownership"
A. Fuller
Wicked Son/Post Hill Press, p. 314 -
2023
"Why Banning SJP is Not Cancel Culture"
A. Fuller
The Jewish Press
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2023
"Good Intentions of Ohio GOP Endanger Conservative Professors"
A. Fuller
American Greatness
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2022
"The Real Reason Trump Lost in 2020"
A. Fuller
American Greatness
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2022
"The Extraordinary Diplomacy of Ordinary Citizens"
A. Fuller
American Greatness
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2022
"Why I Am Helping to Start the Jewish Studies Zionist Network"
A. Fuller
The Jewish Press
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2022
"Biden's Boring Trip"
A. Fuller
American Greatness
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2022
"The Forgotten American Zionist: Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver"
A. Fuller
Echoes, Ohio History Connection, issue July/August 2022, p. 6
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2022
"Will Joe Biden Break Israel's Coalition?"
A. Fuller
Youngstown Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
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2021
"In Defense of George W. Bush"
A. Fuller
American Greatness
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2021
"How Long Will Israel's New Government Last?"
A. Fuller
Youngstown Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
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2020
"12 Reasons Jews Should Support Trump"
A. Fuller
The Jewish Press
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2020
"Trumpism vs. Reaganism: A Dialogue (co-authored with Bradley J. Birzer)"
A. Fuller
The Imaginative Conservative
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2020
"Rage Against the Effective Republican"
A. Fuller
American Greatness
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2020
"To Area Voters, Trump is Standing Up to the Beltway Elite"
A. Fuller
The Ripon Forum, The Ripon Society, issue Volume 54, No. 1
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2020
"Why Do Neoconservatives Support Israel?"
A. Fuller
The Jewish Press
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2020
"Let's Get Serious About Self-Defense"
A. Fuller
The Jewish Press
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2019
"Israel and the Neoconservatives: Zionism and American Interests"
A. Fuller
Lexington Books, p. 109 -
2019
"Another Take on Israel's Decision to Bar U.S. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib"
A. Fuller
Youngstown Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
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2018
"A View from Trumbull County, Ohio, Part 2"
A. Fuller
The Ripon Forum, The Ripon Society, issue Volume 52, No. 5
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2017
"A View from Trumbull County, Ohio"
A. Fuller
The Ripon Forum, The Ripon Society, issue Volume 51, No. 3
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2016
"Should We Move to Mexico? (co-authored with Bradley J. Birzer)"
A. Fuller
The Imaginative Conservative
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2016
"Was Russel Kirk Right about the Gulf War? (co-authored with Bradley J. Birzer)"
A. Fuller
The Imaginative Conservative
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2015
"Tradition! 'Fiddler on the Roof' Gets it Wrong"
A. Fuller
The Imaginative Conservative
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2015
"Churches and Skyscrapers: Why We Need Both God and Ayn Rand"
A. Fuller
Intercollegiate Review, Intercollegiate Studies Institute
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2015
"Robert Heinlein's Lessons for Boys"
A. Fuller
The Imaginative Conservative
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2015
"In Defense of Daniel Bell"
A. Fuller
The Imaginative Conservative
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2014
"“Freedom That is Not License: The Mysterious Case of Leo Strauss"
A. Fuller
Alexis de Tocqueville Center for Political and Legal Thought -
2013
"What Liberals Really Believe"
A. Fuller
Intercollegiate Review, Intercollegiate Studies Institute
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2011
"Taking the Fight to the Enemy: Neoconservatism and the Age of Ideology"
A. Fuller
Lexington Books, p. 285 -
2003
"“L’Chaim—to Life: Judaism is For Life. Why Not Jews?” (co-authored with Rabbi Daniel Lapin)"
A. Fuller
St. Augustine Press, p. 14
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2022 - present
Other
Jewish Studies Zionist Network -
2015 - 2019
Reviewer, Journal Article
American Political Science Review
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2025 - 2025
Committee Member
Youngstown Jewish Film Festival -
2025 - present
Board of Directors
High Value Training Academy -
2023 - present
Committee Member
Jewish Community Relations Council -
2012 - present
Volunteer
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation