William McGurn

Columnist, The Wall Street Journal.
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William McGurn is a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and writes the weekly "Main Street" column for the Journal each Tuesday. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

Mr. McGurn has served as chief editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He spent more than a decade overseas -- in Brussels for The Wall Street Journal/Europe and in Hong Kong with both the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. And in the mid-1990s, he was Washington Bureau Chief for National Review.

Bill is author of a book on Hong Kong ("Perfidious Albion") and a monograph on terrorism ("Terrorist or Freedom Fighter"). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, holds a BA in philosophy from Notre Dame and an MS in Communications from Boston University.

Articles

July 10, 2017 10:50 pm ET

Force ruling elites to choose between North Korea and American colleges for their kids.

HOUSES OF WORSHIP

A Woman for All Seasons

June 29, 2017 10:44 pm ET

Dear Rome: How about making Margaret More Roper a saint too?

June 19, 2017 10:43 pm ET

A special election in the Atlanta suburbs becomes a referendum on President Trump.

Main Street

Why Elites Hate

June 5, 2017 10:33 pm ET

The liberal contempt for middle America is baked into the idea of identity politics.

May 29, 2017 10:14 pm ET

She was a flawed messenger, but her party has a problem with its message.

May 15, 2017 10:59 pm ET

By playing the British card, the president could advance free and fair trade.

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