Holman W. Jenkins Jr. is an

American right-wing Conservatism in the United States is one of two major political ideologies in the United States, with the other being liberalism. Traditional American conservatism is characterized by a belief in individualism, traditionalism, capitalism, re ...

columnist, editorial writer, and member of ''The Wall Street Journal'' editorial board. He writes the biweekly column "Business World," which appears in the paper and online every Wednesday and Saturday. Aside from writing for ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

'', he has also written for ''

Policy Review ''Policy Review'' was a conservative journal published between 1977 and 2013. ''Policy Review'' was founded in 1977 by The Heritage Foundation and served as the foundation's flagship publication for 36 years, until 2001.Gillian Peele, 'American ...

'' 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 William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief is Rich L ...

''.

Biography

Jenkins was born in 1959 and grew up in

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Swarthmore ( , ) is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named Westdale in honor of painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to Swarthmore after ...

. He earned a bachelor's degree from

Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Geneva, New York. They trace their origins to Geneva Academy established in 1797. Students can choose from ove ...

and a master's degree in journalism from

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

. Jenkins joined the ''

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

'' in May 1992 as a writer for the editorial page in New York. In late 1993 he became editor of the ''

Asian Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal Asia'', a version of ''The Wall Street Journal'', was a newspaper that provided news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience. Formerly known as ''The Asian Wall Street Journal'', it was founde ...

'' editorial page in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. He returned to the United States in 1995 as a member of the paper's editorial board.

Awards

He was appointed a

Knight-Wallace Fellowship The Knight-Wallace Fellowship (previously known as the NEH Journalism Fellowship and the Michigan Journalism Fellowship) is an award given to accomplished journalists at the University of Michigan. Knight-Wallace Fellowships are awarded to reporte ...

at the University of Michigan in 1991-1992. In 1997 he was awarded the

Gerald Loeb Award The Gerald Loeb Awards, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was e ...

for Commentary and in 2013 he became the inaugural winner of the Calvin Coolidge Prize for Journalism.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkins, Holman Medill School of Journalism alumni The Wall Street Journal people Living people Hobart and William Smith Colleges alumni University of Michigan fellows Gerald Loeb Award winners for Columns, Commentary, and Editorials Year of birth missing (living people)