A Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Dartmouth College, Dr. New received a masters degree in statistics and a doctorate in political science from Stanford University in 2002. Dr. New worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard-MIT Data Center. Dr. New’s academic writings have appeared in such journals as State Politics and Policy Quarterly and Public Choice. He has published policy studies at the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute. Dr. New has also had articles and editorials appear in a number of publications including Investor’s Business Daily, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Weekly Standard, National Review, National Review Online, and the New York Post.