Michael Gerson
Summary
Michael John Gerson (born May 15, 1964, New Jersey) is an op-ed columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as President George W. Bush's chief speechwriter from 2001 until June 2006, as a senior policy advisor from 2000 through June 2006, and was a member of the White House Iraq Group.Gerson was raised in a devout Christian family within the Presbyterian tradition. He graduated from Westminster Christian Academy and Wheaton College, Illinois.He resides with his wife and their two children in Alexandria, Virginia.Prior to joining the Bush Administration, he was a senior policy advisor with The Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy research institution.
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Michael Gerson: Obama in denial
One would think, given so much practice, that the Obama White House would have been better prepared for last week’s wretched jobs report.
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Michael Gerson: Jeb Bush at the circus
Jeb Bush’s recent field trip to Washington was not pleasant, but it was clarifying — a civics lesson in democracy’s darker side.
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Mitt Romney fails to see America
After a third reading of Mitt Romney’s Liberty University commencement speech, I still fail to see how my Post colleague Michael Gerson could have described it as “more than good. ”.
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Palin Speaks Out Against Obama, Contraception Rule
Sarah Palin gave her two cents Tuesday regarding a religiously-charged piece of the Affordable Care Act's contraception rule.
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Arianna Discusses The American Dream At The 'Opportunity Nation' Summit
On November 4th, Arianna participated in the "Opportunity Nation" Summit in New York City. Fareed Zakaria, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others also participated in the Summit. The event is described on the "Opportunity Nation" website as follows:.
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Mitt Romney: The Candidate You Can Push Around
This past weekend's big political column came from syndicated columnist George Will, who called out Mitt Romney at length for his serial flip-flops and lack of authenticity in a piece titled "Mitt Romney, the pretzel candidate. ".
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Perry’s campaign against the New Deal
Could he end the Roosevelt consensus?.
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Family planning as a pro-life cause
In the Congo, birth control helps women, children.
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Eastern Congo’s rule by the ruthless
Can the DRC reform its ruthless rebels?.
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An unholy war on the Tea Party
Liberals try to discredit Perry and Bachmann.
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