Andrew Ferguson
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Career
Ferguson is currently a staff writer at The Atlantic.[2]
Previously, he was senior editor of The Weekly Standard (defunct since December 2018), and a columnist for Bloomberg News[3][4] based in Washington, D.C.[5] After the close of The Weekly Standard, David Brooks called Ferguson "the greatest political writer of my generation."[6]
Before joining the Standard at its founding in 1995, he was senior editor at Washingtonian magazine. He has been a columnist for Fortune, TV Guide, and Forbes FYI, and a contributing editor to Time. He has also written for The New Yorker, New York, The New Republic, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and other publications.[7]
In 1992, he was a White House speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush.[8]
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.[7]
Ferguson cites H.L. Mencken and E.B. White as influences.[4]
Personal life
Ferguson is a practicing Catholic.[4]
Bibliography
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References
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- ↑ Andrew Ferguson, "Five Best" Laughter That Lasts: Some humor doesn't age well, but these American classics remain funny beyond compare Template:Webarchive, 2006-12-02, accessed 2006-12-03
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- ↑ "Andrew Ferguson – Columnist for Bloomberg News Press Releases Template:Webarchive", Bachelor Media, accessed December 3, 2006
- ↑ David Brooks, "Who Killed the Weekly Standard?"[1]," The New York Times, 2018-12-15, accessed 2018-12-18
- ↑ a b "Andrew Ferguson," at the WritersReps.com, accessed 2006-12-03
- ↑ Andrew Ferguson, "Virginia's Jim Webb Joins Strange Bedfellows," Bloomberg News, 2006-11-14, accessed 2006-12-03
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External links
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- George H. W. Bush administration personnel
- Occidental College alumni
- The Weekly Standard people
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- 20th-century American journalists
- 21st-century American journalists