José Maria J. Yulo is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland, Calif., and teaches philosophy and western civilization at the Academy of Art University. Dr. Yulo received his bachelor’s degree in the classical liberal arts from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland, Master’s degree in political communication from Emerson College in Boston, and his Ed.D. in the philosophy of education from the University of San Francisco. He has also taught at Campion College, Mission College, and Foothill College.