John Joseph Miller (born 1970) is an American journalist, author, and director of the journalism program at

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. He has been the national political reporter at ''

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'' and has written for ''

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'' and other publications. He founded ''

The College Fix ''The College Fix'' is an American conservative leaning news website focused on higher education. It was created in 2011 by journalist John J. Miller and is published by the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Student Free Press Association (SFPA). The site's ...

'', a conservative leaning higher education watchdog.

Early life and education

Miller was born in

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, and raised in

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and

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. He graduated from

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in 1988. Miller then attended the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

, where he was editor-in-chief of ''

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'', a conservative newspaper.

Career

His first job was at ''

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'' in

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After that, he worked for the

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, then at

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as a Bradley Fellow. He wrote for ''

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'' and became a contributing editor there. In 1998, he joined ''National Review'', where he continues to contribute to ''

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''. Miller founded ''

'', a conservative leaning higher education watchdog website funded by the

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Student Free Press Association.

Works

*''The Unmaking Of Americans: How Multiculturalism has Undermined the Assimilation Ethic'' (1998, ) *''Our Oldest Enemy: A History of America's Disastrous Relationship with France'' (co-authored with Mark Molesky, 2004, ) *''A Gift of Freedom: How the

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Changed America'' (2005, ) *''The First Assassin: A Novel'' (2009, ) *''The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football'' (2011,

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, )

References

External links

Miller's official websiteAuthor Archive
at ''National Review Online''

at ''

''
1998 Bio
(and lecture based on ''The Unmaking of Americans'', available in .ram format) at the

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