Andrew Ferguson
Andrew Ferguson | |
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| Born | June 28, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
Andrew Ferguson(born June 28, 1956) is an American journalist and author.[1]
Career[edit]
Ferguson is currently a staff writer atThe Atlantic.[2]
Previously, he was senior editor ofThe Weekly Standard(defunct since December 2018), and a columnist forBloomberg News[3][4]based inWashington, D.C.[5]After the close ofThe Weekly Standard,David Brookscalled Ferguson "the greatest political writer of my generation."[6]
Before joining theStandardat its founding in 1995, he was senior editor atWashingtonianmagazine. He has been a columnist forFortune,TV Guide,andForbes FYI,and a contributing editor toTime.He has also written forThe New Yorker,New York,The New Republic,theLos Angeles Times,The Washington Post,and other publications.[7]
In 1992, he was aWhite HousespeechwriterforPresidentGeorge H. W. Bush.[8]
A collection of his essays,Fools' Names, Fools' Faces,was published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 1996, andLand of Lincolnwas published released by Grove/Atlantic in 2007. His work has appeared in several anthologies.[7]
Ferguson citesH.L. MenckenandE.B. Whiteas influences.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Ferguson is a practicing Catholic.[4]
Bibliography[edit]
- Fools' Names, Fools' Faces.New York:Atlantic Monthly Press.1996.ISBN0-87113-651-1.
- Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America.Atlantic Monthly Press.2007.ISBN978-0-87113-967-2.
- Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course on Getting His Kid into College.New York:Simon & Schuster.2011.ISBN978-1-4391-0121-6.
References[edit]
- ^"Andrew Ferguson on journalism, politics, and culture".
- ^"The Atlantic Hires Andrew Ferguson as Staff Writer, Joining Ideas Section".The Atlantic.2019-02-21.Retrieved2019-07-10.
- ^Andrew Ferguson, "Five Best "Laughter That Lasts: Some humor doesn't age well, but these American classics remain funny beyond compareArchivedSeptember 30, 2007, at theWayback Machine,2006-12-02, accessed 2006-12-03
- ^abc"Interview with Andrew Ferguson".Interviews with Max Raskin.Retrieved2023-08-25.
- ^"Andrew Ferguson – Columnist for Bloomberg News Press ReleasesArchivedSeptember 28, 2007, at theWayback Machine",Bachelor Media, accessed December 3, 2006
- ^David Brooks, "Who Killed the Weekly Standard?"[1],"The New York Times,2018-12-15, accessed 2018-12-18
- ^ab"Andrew Ferguson,"at the WritersReps, accessed 2006-12-03
- ^Andrew Ferguson, "Virginia's Jim Webb Joins Strange Bedfellows,"Bloomberg News,2006-11-14, accessed 2006-12-03
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