John H. Fund (born April 8, 1957) is an American

political journalist Political journalism is a broad branch of journalism that includes coverage of all aspects of politics and political science, although the term usually refers specifically to coverage of civil governments and political power. Political journa ...

. He is currently the national-affairs reporter for National Review Online and a senior editor at ''

The American Spectator ''The American Spectator'' is a conservative American magazine covering news and politics, edited by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. and published by the non-profit American Spectator Foundation. It was founded in 1967 by Tyrrell, who remains its editor- ...

''.

Life and career

Fund was born in

Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

. He attended

California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California ...

where he studied Journalism and Economics. He worked for ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' for more than two decades, starting in 1984, and was a member of the Journal's editorial board from 1995 to 2001. He wrote a column named "On the Trail" for the Journal's opinion page from 2000 to 2011, and also contributed to the Journal's newsletter, ''Political Diary''. Fund has also written for '' Esquire'', ''

Reader's Digest ''Reader's Digest'' is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, it is now headquartered in midtown Manhattan. The magazine was founded in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace and his wif ...

'', ''

Reason Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', and ''

National Review ''National Review'' is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by the author William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief ...

''. Fund cowrote a 1992 book, ''Cleaning House: America's Campaign for Term Limits'' () with James Coyne. He also collaborated with

Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III ( ; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American conservative political commentator who was the host of '' The Rush Limbaugh Show'', which first aired in 1984 and was nationally syndicated on AM and FM r ...

on another 1992 book, ''The Way Things Ought to Be'' (), transcribing it from tape and editing it. In 2004, Fund wrote ''Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy'' (), in which he strongly criticizes the American election system, describing it as "befitting an emerging Third World country rather than the world's leading democracy." He published an updated edition of the book in 2008 (). In 2012, Fund and

Hans von Spakovsky Hans Anatol von Spakovsky (born March 11, 1959) is an American attorney and a former member of the Federal Election Commission (FEC). He is the manager of the Heritage Foundation's Election Law Reform Initiative and a senior legal fellow in Herit ...

wrote ''Who's Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk'' (), which argues voter fraud is a significant issue in U.S. elections.

Bibliography

* Fund and

, ''Who's Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk'' (Encounter Books, 2012, ) * ''Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy'' (Encounter Books, 2004, ; second, updated edition 2008, ) * ''Cleaning House: America's Campaign for Term Limits'' (Regnery Gateway, 1992, )

References

External links

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"Leave it to Deaver"
Fund writes about meeting

Michael Deaver Michael Keith Deaver (April 11, 1938 – August 18, 2007) was a member of President Ronald Reagan's White House staff serving as White House Deputy Chief of Staff under James Baker III and Donald Regan from January 1981 until May 1985. Early ...

and Ronald Reagan while in high school. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fund, John 1957 births Living people American columnists The Wall Street Journal people Writers from Tucson, Arizona National Review people American political writers American male non-fiction writers The American Spectator people California State University, Sacramento alumni