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Andrew Ferguson (born June 28, 1956) is an American journalist and author.[1]
Andrew Ferguson | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 28, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
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]
Ferguson is a practicing Catholic.[4]
- Fools' Names, Fools' Faces. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. 1996. ISBN 0-87113-651-1.
- Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America. Atlantic Monthly Press. 2007. ISBN 978-0-87113-967-2.
- Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course on Getting His Kid into College. New York: Simon & Schuster. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4391-0121-6.
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