Burton W. Folsom, Jr.

Burton W. Folsom, Jr., is a professor of history at Hillsdale College in Michigan and senior historian at the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington, New York. He is the author of The Myth of the Robber Barons and Empire Builders: How Michigan Entrepreneurs Helped Make America Great. He is a regular columnist for the Freeman and has written articles for the Wall Street Journal and American Spectator, among other publications. Folsom lives in Michigan.