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

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

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'', ''

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'', and other publications.Andrew Ferguson
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.Andrew Ferguson,
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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. Ferguson cites

H.L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, ...

and E.B. White as influences.

Personal life

Ferguson is a practicing Catholic.

Bibliography

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References

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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