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George Will

This article is about the journalist. For the golfer, seeGeorge Will (golfer).

George Frederick Will(born May 4, 1941) is an Americanlibertarian conservativewriter and political commentator, who writes regular columns forThe Washington Postand provides commentary forNewsNation.[1]In 1986,The Wall Street Journalcalled him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America."[2][3]Will won thePulitzer Prize for Commentaryin 1977.[4]

George Will
Will in 2022
Born
George Frederick Will

(1941-05-04)May 4, 1941(age 83)
Champaign, Illinois,U.S.
EducationTrinity College(BA)
Magdalen College, Oxford(MA)
Princeton University(MA,PhD)
Occupations
  • Columnist
  • author
Employer(s)Newsweek
The Washington Post
Political partyRepublican(before 2016)
Independent(after 2016)
Spouses
Madeleine Will
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(m.1967;div.1989)​
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(m.1991)​
Children4
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Commentary(1977)

A former member of theRepublican Party,Will was a close ally ofRonald Reaganduring hispresidential campaignin1980.He assisted Reagan with debate preparation, and was later falsely accused by former PresidentJimmy Carterof providing Reagan with a top secret briefing book in a scandal known asDebategate,an allegation Carter later retracted.

In later years, he became a critic of Republican politicians, includingSarah Palin,Newt Gingrich,andDonald Trump.Will's disapproval of Trump'spresidential campaignled him to become anindependentin2016,[5]and he subsequently voted forJoe Bidenin2020.[6]

Early life and education

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Will was born on May 4, 1941, inChampaign, Illinois,to Louise (néeHendrickson) and Frederick L. Will.[7]His father was a professor of philosophy, specializing inepistemology,at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.Will attendedUniversity Laboratory High SchoolofUrbana, Illinois,where he graduated in 1959.

After high school, Will went toTrinity CollegeinHartford, Connecticut,graduating in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion. He then went to England and attendedMagdalen College, Oxford,where he studiedphilosophy, politics and economicsand received a bachelor's degree (promoted to a master'sper tradition). Will then did doctoral study inpolitical scienceatPrinceton University,receiving a PhD in 1968 with a dissertation entitled "Beyond the Reach of Majorities: Closed Questions in the Open Society", alluding to a famous phrase fromJusticeRobert H. Jackson’s majority opinion in the landmark 1943Supreme CourtcaseWest Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette.[8]

From 1970 to 1972, he served on the staff ofRepublicanSenatorGordon AllottofColorado.Will then taughtpolitical philosophyat theJames Madison CollegeofMichigan State University,and at theUniversity of Toronto.He taught atHarvard Universityin 1995 and again in 1998.

Journalism career

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Will in 2014

Will originally had left wing political views, but his views shifted toward conservatism during his studies at Oxford, especially after visitingCommunist-controlledEast Berlinin the mid-1960s.[9]Will served as an editor forNational Reviewfrom 1972 to 1978.[10]He joinedThe Washington PostWriters Groupin 1974, writing asyndicatedbiweekly column, which became widely circulated among newspapers across the country and continues today. As of December 2014,his column is syndicated to about 450 newspapers.[11]In 1976 he became a contributing editor forNewsweek,writing a biweekly backpage column until 2011.[12]

Will won aPulitzer Prize for Commentaryfor "distinguished commentary on a variety of topics" in 1977.[13]Often combining factual reporting with conservative commentary, Will's columns are known for their erudite vocabulary, allusions to political philosophers, and frequent references to baseball.[citation needed]

Will has also written two bestselling books on the game of baseball, three books on political philosophy, and has published eleven compilations of his columns forThe Washington PostandNewsweekand of various book reviews and lectures.[12]

From 2013 to 2017, Will was a contributor forFox News.[14][15]Prior to joining Fox News, beginning in the early 1980s, Will was a news analyst forABC Newsand was a founding member on the panel of ABC'sThis Week withDavid Brinkleyin 1981, now titledThis Week with George Stephanopoulos.Will was a panelist onThis Weekuntil his departure from ABC News. Will was also a regular panelist on television'sAgronsky & Companyfrom 1977 through 1984.[12]On Sunday, March 19, 2017,Meet the PressmoderatorChuck Toddwelcomed Will back as a panelist, stating he had been absent from the program since 1981 and that his return would mark his 52nd appearance.[16]

On May 8, 2017, Will was announced as anMSNBCandNBC Newspolitical contributor, in which he provided regular political input on shows such asToday,Morning Joe,andThe 11th Hour.

On December 3, 2020, Will received the National Society for Newspaper Columnists 2020 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award, in partnership with the Society of Professional Journalists.[17]

Since January, 2022, Will has been a senior political contributor atNewsNation.[18]

1980 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign

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Will doing an interview with PresidentRonald Reaganin 1981
Further information:Debategate

Will helpedRonald Reaganprepare for his1980debate againstJimmy Carter.Immediately after the debate, Will—not yet a member of theABC Newsstaff—appeared on ABC'sNightline.He was introduced by hostTed Koppel,who said: "It's my understanding that you met for some time yesterday with Governor Reagan", and that Will "never made any secret of his affection" for the Republican candidate. Will did not explicitly disclose that he had assisted Reagan's debate preparation, or been present during it. He went on to praise Reagan's "thoroughbred" performance, saying his "game plan worked well. I don't think he was very surprised."[19]

In 2004 and again in 2005, Carter accused Will of giving the Reagan campaign a top-secret briefing book stolen from Carter's office before the 1980 debate.[20]In a 2005 syndicated column, Will called his role in Reagan's debate preparation "inappropriate" but denied any role in stealing the briefing book.[21]In response to Will's column, Carter wrote a letter toThe Washington Postretracting his accusations. Carter apologized to Will for "any incorrect statement that I have ever made about his role in the use of my briefing book... I have never thought Mr. Will took my book, that the outcome of the debate was damaging to my campaign or that Mr. Will apologized to me."[22]

2009 global sea ice level

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In aWashington Postcolumn that expressed doubt over the effects ofglobal warming,Will stated that: "According to the University of Illinois' Arctic Climate Research Center, global sea ice levels now equal those of 1979."[23]This and several other claims attracted the attention of environmentalists, such as British author and activistGeorge Monbiot.[24]Asked to respond, the website of Arctic Climate Research at theUniversity of Illinoisstates that: "We do not know where George Will is getting his information, but our data shows that on February 15, 1979, global sea ice area was 16.79 million sq. km and on February 15, 2009, global sea ice area was 15.45 million sq. km. Therefore, global sea ice levels are 1.34 million sq. km less in February 2009 than in February 1979."[25]Will responded in a column that he accurately reported the Center's information and the challenge was mistaken.[26]This drew a second response from Monbiot, who insisted Will had not accurately reported the Center's information.[27]The debate continued in several forums, including a subsequent op-ed byChris Mooneypublished inThe Washington Postchallenging Will's assertions.[28]

Column regarding campus assaults

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Will's June 6, 2014, newspaper column about "the supposedcampus epidemic of rape"was widely criticized,[29]with Democratic U.S. senators andfeministshighly critical of the article. Will wrote, "...when [colleges and universities] make victimhood a coveted status that confers privileges, victims proliferate."[30]Will's column sparked an outcry on Twitter, with professed rape victims recounting their stories of sexual assault and violence.[31]InThe Guardian,Jessica Valentiwrote: "It takes a particular kind of ignorance to argue that people who come forward to report being raped in college are afforded benefits of any kind."[32]In an open letter to Will, SenatorsRichard Blumenthal,Dianne Feinstein,Tammy BaldwinandBob Caseywrote:

Your column suggests that we — including some of us who have worked on this issue for many years – all have missed a subculture on college campuses where survivors of sexual assault are inducted into a privileged class. The culture you described is so antiquated, so counter-intuitive and so contrary to anything we heard that we hope you will make an effort to hear the stories survivors bravely shared with us about the struggles they face in addressing what has happened to them — often with little meaningful assistance from authorities expected to help them.[33]

TheSt. Louis Post-Dispatchdropped Will's column from its pages as a result of the column. EditorTony Messengerwrote: "The column was offensive and inaccurate; we apologize for publishing it."[34]Will responded to the senators in his blog, saying his article was based on "simple arithmetic involving publicly available reports", and that sexual assault "should be dealt with by the criminal justice system, and not be adjudicated by improvised campus processes."[35]

Political views

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Foreign policy and national security

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Will once proposed that the United States withdraw all troops from Afghanistan[36]and defendedBarack Obama's response to the uprisings after the 2009 elections in Iran.[37]He also criticized theBush administrationfor engaging in warrantless surveillance,[38]and supported trials for detainees at theGuantanamo Bay prison camp.On immigration, Will supports tighter border security and a "path to citizenship"for illegal immigrants.[39]

Social issues

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Will argued that theRoe v. WadeSupreme Court decision caused a "truncation of democratic debate about abortion policy."[40]On crime, Will is opposed to the death penalty.[41]He thinks that higher incarceration rates generally make the populace safer, but favors endingmandatory minimums.[42][43]Additionally, Will is generally skeptical ofaffirmative actionprograms.[44]Will favors the legalization of drugs.[45]

Economic issues

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Will is alibertarian-style conservativewho supports deregulation and low taxes as he thinks these stimulate economic growth and are more morally fair.[46]He was opposed to bothGeorge W. Bushand Barack Obama's stimulus plans.[47]Will supports abolishing the minimum wage[48]and creating voluntary personal retirement accounts in order to reduce the federal cost of Social Security.[49]In February 2013, Will wrote in support of a proposal by "relentlessly liberal"Sherrod Brownto break up consolidated banks andfinance industryconglomerates, ending "too big to fail"by restoring theGlass-Steagall Act.[50]

Campaign finance reform

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Will opposes attempts toregulate campaign funding,arguing that any such legislation is unconstitutional and would unfairly favor incumbent politicians. Additionally, he contends that spending money is a form of free speech and political participation. By giving the government power to regulate speech, Will believes that this will make the government "even bigger." Instead, he believes that we need "more speech, advocating less government" in order to reduce the importance of politics in our lives, thus indirectly reducing political spending.[51]

Criticism of Republican politicians

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While identified with conservative politics, Will has criticized a number of individuals and policies associated with the Republican Party andAmerican conservatism.He was among the first to oppose President George W. Bush's nomination ofHarriet Miersto theUnited States Supreme Court.[52]

Will washawkishin the run-up to theinvasion of Iraq in 2003,and he expressed reservations aboutBush administrationIraq policies. He eventually criticized what he said was an unrealistically optimistic set of political scenarios. In March 2006, in a column written in the aftermath of the apparentlysectarian bombingof theAskariya ShrineinSamarra,Will challenged the Bush administration—and U.S. government representatives in Iraq—to be more honest about the difficulties the United States faced in rebuilding and maintaining order within Iraq, comparing the White House's rhetoric unfavorably to that ofWinston Churchillduring the early years ofWorld War II.Will described the optimistic assessments delivered from the Bush administration as the "rhetoric of unreality."[53]He criticized the Bush Iraq policy, and broader White House and congressional foreign and domestic policy making, in his keynote address for theCato Institute's 2006Milton Friedman Prizedinner.[54]

Will was also a harsh and early critic of bothSarah PalinandJohn McCain's 2008 election campaign. He criticized Palin's understanding of the role of the Vice President and her qualifications for that role.[55]In late 2011, as the2012 Republican Party presidential primariesapproached, Will said that frontrunnerNewt Gingrich"embodies almost everything disagreeable about modern Washington", and described him as "the classic rental politician".[56]In a 2013 interview withReasonwritersNick GillespieandMatt Welch,Will said his views have gradually but steadily become morelibertarian.[57]

Will criticizedDonald Trumpseveral times duringTrump's 2016 presidential campaign,calling him a "one-manTodd Akin",and urged conservative voters to" help him lose 50 states—condign punishment for his comprehensive disdain for conservative essentials. "[58]In turn, Trump criticized Will and brought attention to the fact that his wifeMari Maseng Willwas an advisor toScott Walker'spresidential campaign.[citation needed]Will criticized Trump again, saying Trump was a bigger threat thanHillary Clinton.In June 2016, citing his disapproval of Trump, Will told journalist Nicholas Ballasy in an interview that he had left the Republican Party and was registered as an unaffiliated voter.[5]

In June 2019, Will asserted that the Republican Party had become acult.[59]In July 2020, Will announced he would vote forJoe Bidenin the2020 U.S. presidential election.[6]

Personal life

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Family

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Will has three children—Victoria, Geoffrey, and Jonathan—with his first wife, Madeleine;[60]their eldest child,[61]Jonathan, was born in 1972 withDown syndrome,which Will has written about in his column on occasion.[62][63][64]In 1989, he and Madeleine divorced after 22 years of marriage.[65]

In 1991, Will marriedMari Maseng.They have one child, a son named David, born in 1992, and live inChevy Chase, Maryland,an affluent suburb of Washington, D.C.[66]Maseng is apolitical consultantandspeechwriterwho was in charge of communications for theRick Perry2012 presidential campaign, and most recently worked onScott Walker's 2016 presidential campaign. She earlier worked onMichele Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign, and offered her services to theMitt Romney2012 campaign.[67][68]She previously worked forRonald Reaganas a presidential speechwriter, deputy director of transportation, andAssistant to the President for Public Liaison.She also was a former communications director for SenatorBob Dole.

Religious beliefs

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Will is a self-described "amiable, low-voltageatheist".[69]He was for quite a number of years a fairly active member of the Episcopal Church[citation needed].

Interests

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Will (at far left) with members of theBaseball Hall of FameandGeorge W. Bushat theWhite Housein 2004

Will, aChicago Cubsfan,[70][71]has written extensively on baseball, including his best-selling bookMen at Work: The Craft of Baseball.He was one of the interview subjects forKen Burns'sPBSdocumentary seriesBaseball.

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Will was occasionally lampooned in the comicDoonesbury,particularly in a December 1980 sequence of strips in which several characters attend a party hosted by Will for the Reagans.[72]

Will was lampooned in a skit on an April 1990 episode of the sketch comedy showSaturday Night Live.Dana Carveyplayed Will as the host of the fictional baseball trivia game showGeorge F. Will's Sports Machine,in which the answers are all highflown literary metaphors that leave the contestants befuddled; the exasperated contestants finally get Will to try to throw a baseball, which he is unable to do.[73]

In theSeinfeldseason 6episode "The Jimmy",Kramermentions that he finds George Will attractive.[74]

In the30 Rockseason 1episode "Jack-Tor",Tracy Jordanremarks while reading a newspaper that George Will "just gets more and more conservative."[75]

Honorary awards and recognition

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In addition to more than 16 honorary degrees:

Works

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  • The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Sobering Thoughts.Harper & Row,1978.
  • The Pursuit of Virtue and Other Tory Notions.Simon & Schuster,1982.
  • Statecraft as Soulcraft: What Government Does.Simon & Schuster, 1983.
  • "New business initiatives for public policy",In: Craig E. Aronoff, John L. Ward, dir."The Future of Private Enterprise",Vol 1, Atlanta: Georgia State University, pp169–180
  • The Morning After: American Success and Excesses, 1981–1986.Free Press, 1986.
  • The New Season: A Spectator's Guide to the 1988 Election.Simon & Schuster, 1987.
  • Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball.Macmillan,1990.
  • Suddenly: The American Idea Abroad and at Home.Free Press, 1990.
  • Restoration: Congress, Term Limits and the Recovery of Deliberative Democracy.1992.
  • The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture and Other News, 1990–1994.Viking, 1994.
  • The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric: 1994–1997.Scribner, 1997.
  • Bunts: Pete Rose, Curt Flood, Camden Yards and Other Reflections on Baseball.Simon & Schuster, 1997.
  • With a Happy Eye But...: America and the World, 1997–2002.Free Press, 2002.
  • One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation.Crown Publishing Group,2008.
  • A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred.Crown Archetype, 2014.
  • The Conservative Sensibility.Hachette Books,2019.
  • American Happiness and Discontents.Hachette Books, 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^"George Will on NewsNation".NewsNation. June 30, 2023.RetrievedOctober 18,2023.
  2. ^D'Evelyn, Thomas (October 26, 1986)."Will's collection of columns chronicles his conservatism".The Christian Science Monitor.Archivedfrom the original on June 4, 2021.RetrievedJuly 30,2012.
  3. ^Quoted in Eric Alterman,Sound and Fury: The Making of the Punditocracy(1999) pp. 87–88.
  4. ^"George F. Will of The Washington Post Writers Group".www.pulitzer.org.Archivedfrom the original on January 27, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
  5. ^ab"George Will on Republican Exit: Like Reagan Said, I Didn't Leave The Party, The Party Left Me".June 26, 2016.Archivedfrom the original on September 19, 2016.RetrievedJune 26,2016.
  6. ^abMoran, Lee (July 21, 2020)."Conservative Icon George Will Says He'll Vote For Joe Biden In 2020 Election".HuffPost.Archivedfrom the original on December 20, 2020.RetrievedDecember 18,2020.
  7. ^Will, George F. (July 13, 2006)."A Mother's Love, Clarified".The Washington Post.p. A23.Archivedfrom the original on March 8, 2017.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
  8. ^Pulliam, Mark (August 9, 2016)."George Will's Constitution".Law & Liberty.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 20,2019.
  9. ^Randolph, Elizabeth (September 26, 1986)."George Will, the Oracle at Strict Remove".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 20,2019.
  10. ^Pulliam, Mark (August 9, 2016)."George Will's Epiphany".National Review.RetrievedNovember 16,2016.
  11. ^Wemple, Erik (December 4, 2014)."George Will guilty of conflict of interest".Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on October 18, 2017.RetrievedMarch 12,2022.
  12. ^abc"George F. Will *68 Profile".www.princeton.edu.Archivedfrom the original on June 23, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
  13. ^"George F. Will ofThe Washington Post Writers Group".www.pulitzer.org.Archivedfrom the original on January 27, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
  14. ^Mirkinson, Jack (October 1, 2013)."George Will Joins Fox News, Leaves ABC After 3 Decades".The Huffington Post.AOL.Archivedfrom the original on October 1, 2013.RetrievedOctober 1,2013.
  15. ^Concha, Joe (January 17, 2017)."Fox declines to renew contracts for several contributors".The Hill.Archivedfrom the original on January 23, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 17,2017.
  16. ^"Meet The Press 03-19-17 (transcript)".NBC News.March 19, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on March 19, 2017.RetrievedMarch 19,2017.
  17. ^"Welcome, George Will".National Society for Newspaper Columnists.Archivedfrom the original on November 18, 2020.RetrievedDecember 3,2020.
  18. ^"George Will on NewsNation".NewsNation. June 30, 2023.RetrievedOctober 18,2023.
  19. ^Nightline Special Edition,October 28, 1980.
  20. ^Fresh Air,October 21, 2004;The Alabama Plainsman,July 28, 2005.
  21. ^Will, George F. (August 11, 2005)."Briefing Book Baloney".The Washington Post.p. A23.Archivedfrom the original on December 8, 2017.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
  22. ^Carter, Jimmy (August 31, 2005)."Putting an End to the 'Briefing Book Baloney'"(Letter to the Editor).The Washington Post.p. A22.Archivedfrom the original on January 31, 2017.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
  23. ^Will, George F. (February 15, 2009)."Dark Green Doomsayers".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on April 22, 2009.RetrievedFebruary 19,2009.
  24. ^Monbiot, George.George Will's climate howlersArchivedSeptember 27, 2016, at theWayback Machine,The Guardian.February 18, 2009.
  25. ^"The Cryosphere Today".February 15, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 19,2009.
  26. ^Will, George F.Climate Science in A TornadoArchivedAugust 12, 2017, at theWayback MachineThe Washington Post.February 27, 2009.
  27. ^Monbiot, George.We all make mistakes but Washington Post's George Will just won't admit hisArchivedAugust 12, 2017, at theWayback Machine,The Guardian.March 3, 2009.
  28. ^Mooney, ChrisClimate Change Myths and FactsArchivedJuly 13, 2017, at theWayback Machine"Washington Post". March 22, 2009.
  29. ^Zara, Christopher (June 10, 2014)"Washington Post Opinion Editor Defends George Will’s ‘Survivor Privilege’ Column As Twitter Backlash Continues."ArchivedJuly 2, 2014, at theWayback MachineInternational Business Times.Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  30. ^Will, George (June 6, 2014)"Colleges become the victims of progressivism."ArchivedSeptember 3, 2017, at theWayback MachineThe Washington Post.Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  31. ^Warren, Rosalyn (June 9, 2014)#SurvivorPrivilege Trends On Twitter After Columnist Says Rape Survivors Lie To Get "Privileges."ArchivedNovember 18, 2017, at theWayback MachineBuzzfeed. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  32. ^Valenti, Jessica (June 10, 2014)"The only 'privilege' afforded to campus rape victims is actually surviving."ArchivedMarch 17, 2017, at theWayback MachineThe Guardian.Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  33. ^Grasgreen, Allie (June 12, 2014)"Senators scoldWashington Post’s George Will for sexual assault column. "Archived2014-06-12 at theWayback MachinePolitico.Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  34. ^Messenger, Tony (June 19, 2014)"Editor's note: Michael Gerson replaces George Will."ArchivedAugust 19, 2014, at theWayback MachineSt. Louis Post-Dispatch.Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  35. ^"George Will responds to senators on his sexual assault column".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on August 1, 2017.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
  36. ^Will, George F. (September 1, 2009)."Time for the U.S. to Get Out of Afghanistan".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on April 29, 2010.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  37. ^Armbruster, Ben (June 21, 2009)."Will calls right-wing attacks on Obama's Iran response 'foolish criticism.'".ThinkProgress.org.Archivedfrom the original on September 21, 2009.RetrievedOctober 17,2009.
  38. ^Will, George F. (February 16, 2006)."No Checks, Many Imbalances".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on August 21, 2008.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  39. ^Will, George F. (March 30, 2006)."Guard the Borders – And Face Facts, Too".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on January 5, 2010.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  40. ^Will, George F. (December 1, 2005)."The Abortion Argument We Missed".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on November 11, 2012.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  41. ^Ponnuru, Ramesh (November 6, 2003)."Penalty Box: George Will gets capital punishment wrong".National Review Online.Archived fromthe originalon January 18, 2012.
  42. ^Will, George F. (June 22, 2008)."More Prisoners, Less Crime".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2011.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  43. ^Will, George Fl (June 8, 2013)."Mandatory Minimum Sentences Do Harm".Columbia Dispatch.RetrievedFebruary 25,2024.
  44. ^"George Will: The distortion of affirmative action".Townhall.com. Archived fromthe originalon February 2, 2017.RetrievedOctober 17,2009.
  45. ^Will, George F. (April 11, 2012)."Should the U.S. legalize hard drugs?".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on August 7, 2012.RetrievedJuly 30,2012.
  46. ^Will, George F. (June 10, 2007)."Democrats' Prosperity Problem".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on April 25, 2010.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  47. ^Will, George F. (July 12, 2009)."Liberal Policies Paving Way for Higher Taxes".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on November 11, 2012.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  48. ^Will, George F. (January 4, 2007)."The Right Minimum Wage".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on November 11, 2012.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  49. ^Will, George F. (January 20, 2005)."Social Security: Opportunity, Not a Crisis".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on April 1, 2012.RetrievedMay 3,2010.
  50. ^"Time to break up the big banks"George F. Will,The Washington Post,February 8, 2013.
  51. ^PragerU (October 6, 2014),Money in Politics: What's the Problem?,archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021,retrievedDecember 7,2018
  52. ^Will, George F. (October 5, 2005)."George F. Will - Can This Nomination Be Justified?".Archivedfrom the original on December 17, 2014.RetrievedDecember 17,2014– via www.washingtonpost.com.
  53. ^Will, George (March 2, 2006)."Rhetoric of Unreality: Where Is Iraq After Nearly 3 Years of War?".The Washington Post.p. A21.Archivedfrom the original on February 16, 2017.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
  54. ^Will, George (Summer 2006)."Cato: Upholding the Idea of Liberty"(PDF).Cato's Letter.4(3).Archived(PDF)from the original on September 9, 2008.RetrievedAugust 31,2008.
  55. ^Will, George F. (October 30, 2008)."Call Him John the Careless".The Washington Post.p. A23.Archivedfrom the original on December 25, 2016.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
  56. ^James Joyner,Newt Gingrich Embodies Everything Disagreeable About Modern WashingtonArchivedJuly 23, 2012, at theWayback MachineOutside the Bellway,November 21, 2011.
  57. ^Reason TV,George Will's Libertarian EvolutiononYouTube,September 13, 2013.
  58. ^Will, George F. (April 29, 2016)."If Trump is nominated, the GOP must keep him out of the White House".Archivedfrom the original on September 21, 2016.RetrievedAugust 15,2016– via washingtonpost.com.
  59. ^"George Will: The Republican Party's Become a 'Cult'".June 5, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on June 5, 2019.RetrievedJune 5,2019.
  60. ^Think College, executive committee:Madeleine Will, M.A.ArchivedAugust 29, 2012, at theWayback Machine(Access date October 30, 2011)
  61. ^Wallace, Carol (September 19, 1983)."George and Madeleine Will Have the Government Cornered: He Writes About It and She Serves in It".People.Archivedfrom the original on October 27, 2016.RetrievedOctober 27,2016.
  62. ^Will, George (April 14, 2005)."Eugenics By Abortion: Is Perfection an Entitlement?".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 7,2008.
  63. ^Will, George (January 29, 2007)."Will: The Attack on Kids With Down Syndrome".Newsweek.Archived fromthe originalon May 16, 2007.
  64. ^Will, George (May 2, 2012)."Jon Will's gift".The Washington Post.Archivedfrom the original on August 22, 2017.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
  65. ^Jack Friedman, "Turning from Politics, George Will Writes a Love Story About Men and Baseball",People Magazine,Vol. 34, No. 1, July 9, 1990.
  66. ^Neate, Rupert (December 4, 2015)."Chevy Chase, Maryland: the super-rich town that has it all – except diversity".The Guardian.Archivedfrom the original on May 27, 2021.RetrievedJuly 17,2022.
  67. ^Maseng sought work on Romney campaignArchivedNovember 13, 2011, at theWayback Machine,Ben Smith,Politico,November 12, 2011.
  68. ^This Week 11/13ArchivedDecember 1, 2013, at theWayback Machine,George Will,This Week,November 13, 2011.
  69. ^Chotiner, Isaac (February 11, 2014)."George Will Finds His Wild Side".The New Republic.Archivedfrom the original on May 17, 2017.RetrievedMarch 7,2017.
  70. ^"George Will tells Washington University graduates: 'Don't let your babies grow up to be Cub fans'".For Expert Comment.Washington University. May 15, 1998.Archivedfrom the original on September 28, 2008.RetrievedAugust 31,2008.
  71. ^Will, George F. (April 7, 2008)."The Last Word: 'Your Brain on Cubs'".Newsweek.Archivedfrom the original on October 9, 2008.RetrievedAugust 31,2008.
  72. ^"Rick & Joanie Attend George Will's Reagan Party (Doonesbury Navigator)".Archived fromthe originalon May 24, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 19,2017.
  73. ^"SNL Transcripts: Corbin Bernsen: 04/14/90: George F. Will's Sports Machine".snltranscripts.jt.org.Archivedfrom the original on January 18, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
  74. ^""The Jimmy" (Script) ".RetrievedMay 28,2023.
  75. ^"01x05 - Jack-Tor-Full".30 Rock Transcripts.RetrievedMay 20,2023.
  76. ^Arizona State University."Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication".Archivedfrom the original on March 20, 2019.RetrievedNovember 23,2016.
  77. ^"The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation".Archivedfrom the original on September 7, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 18,2021.
  78. ^"Can We Make Iraq Democratic?".City Journal.December 23, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on February 27, 2021.RetrievedFebruary 15,2021.
  79. ^"2019 Laureates Announced by Gov. Rauner".The Lincoln Academy of Illinois.Archivedfrom the original on August 27, 2019.RetrievedAugust 27,2019.

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