Andrew Ferguson (born June 28, 1956) is an American journalist and author.

Career

Ferguson is currently a staff writer at ''

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''. Previously, he was senior editor of ''

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'' (defunct since December 2018), and a columnist for

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After the close of ''The Weekly Standard'', David Brooks called Ferguson "the greatest political writer of my generation." Before joining the ''Standard'' at its founding in 1995, he was senior editor at ''Washingtonian'' magazine. He has been a columnist for ''Fortune'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', and a contributing editor to ''Time''. He has also written for ''

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'', ''New York'', ''

The New Republic ''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hu ...

'', the ''

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the U ...

'', ''

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'', and other publications.Andrew Ferguson
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speechwriter A speechwriter is a person who is hired to prepare and write speeches that will be delivered by another person. Speechwriters are employed by many senior-level elected officials and executives in the government and private sectors. They can also b ...

for

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, 2006-11-14, accessed 2006-12-03 A collection of his essays, ''Fools' Names, Fools' Faces'', was published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 1996, and ''Land of Lincoln'' was published released by Grove/Atlantic in 2007. His work has appeared in several anthologies.

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* 1956 births Living people American columnists American male journalists American speechwriters George H. W. Bush administration personnel Occidental College alumni The Weekly Standard people The American Spectator people 20th-century American journalists 21st-century American journalists {{US-journalist-1950s-stub