Robert G. Christian III is a PhD candidate in politics at the Catholic University of America and a graduate fellow at the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies. He also serves as a senior fellow at Democrats for Life of America. Robert received his undergraduate degree from University of the Pacific in American Politics, a Master’s in International Security from the University of Leicester (UK), and a Master’s in American Politics from Catholic University. He has taught religion and history at a Catholic middle school, social studies at an all-girls Catholic high school, and US foreign policy at Catholic University, in addition to coaching high school volleyball, basketball, and softball.  Robert previously worked as a columnist for the former online journal Asia Chronicle, covering human rights and the Middle East.  You can follow him on Twitter @RGC3.