Mr. Troy is Professor of History at McGill University and a Visiting Scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard University, he is the author of six books on American history. These works include: See How They Ran: The Changing Role of Presidential Candidates (Harvard University Press, paperback, 1991, 1996), Morning in America: How Ronald Reagan Invented the 1980s (Princeton University Press, paperback, 2005, 2007), Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents (Basic Books, 2008), and The Reagan Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press, 2009). He also co-edited the anthology Living in the Eighties with Vincent Cannato (Oxford University Press, 2009).

He writes a regular column for The Jerusalem Post and is the author of the bestselling Why I Am a Zionist: Israel, Jewish Identity and the Challenges of Today. He is a contributing writer for Policy Options and blogs regularly at the History News Network.