Andrew Hacker (1929-2026) was an American political scientist and public intellectual. He was the author of ten books, including the The Math Myth: And Other STEM Delusions (The New Press) and the New York Times bestseller Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal. He was a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and wrote for The New York Times opinion page and The Chronicle of Higher Education.