David Dagan, the Director of Academic and Editorial Affairs at the Niskanen Center, writes on American politics, edits the Niskanen Center journal Hypertext, and works with the center’s academic fellows to maximize the impact of their research.

Dagan was previously a visiting assistant professor in political science at the George Washington University and a journalist for outlets specializing in business and investigative reporting. He is co-author, with Steven Teles, of Prison Break: Why Conservatives Turned Against Mass Incarceration (Oxford University Press, 2016). As a freelancer and op-ed contributor, he has written for The Atlantic, 538, Vox, Foreign Policy, and The Washington Post.

A native of Bonn, Germany, Dagan earned a doctorate in political science from Johns Hopkins University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees in politics from Brandeis University.