William Kristol
Founder and Editor, The Weekly Standard and Political Analyst, ABC News
William Kristol is founder and editor of The Weekly Standard, the influential journal of politics and ideas located in Washington, D.C. He is also a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday and an analyst for the Fox News Channel. Before starting the Weekly Standard in 1995, Mr. Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future,…
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William Kristol is founder and editor of The Weekly Standard, the influential journal of politics and ideas located in Washington, D.C. He is also a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday and an analyst for the Fox News Channel.
Before starting the Weekly Standard in 1995, Mr. Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future, where he helped shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican congressional victory. Prior to that, Mr. Kristol served as chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle during the first Bush Administration, and to Education Secretary William Bennett under President Reagan. Before coming to Washington in 1985, Mr. Kristol was on the faculty of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (1983-1985) and the Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania (1979-1983).
Mr. Kristol has published widely in areas ranging from foreign policy to constitutional law to political philosophy. He has co-edited several books, including The Neoconservative Imagination (with Christopher DeMuth, 1995), Educating the Prince: Essays in Honor of Harvey Mansfield (with Mark Blitz, 2000), Present Dangers (with Robert Kagan, 2000), Bush v. Gore: The Court Cases and the Commentary (with E. J. Dionne, Jr., 2001), and The Future is Now: America Confronts the New Genetics (with Eric Cohen, 2002). He is the co-author, with Lawrence Kaplan, of the best-selling 2003 book, The War Over Iraq.
Mr. Kristol received both his A.B. (1973) and Ph.D. (1979) from Harvard University.
William Kristol is the editor of The Weekly Standard, is a regular on ABC’s This Week and on ABC’s special events and election coverage, and appears frequently on other leading political commentary shows. Before starting The Weekly Standard in 1995, Kristol led the Project for the Republican Future, where he helped shape the strategy that produced the 1994 Republican congressional victory.
Prior to that, Kristol served as chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle during the first Bush Administration, and to Education Secretary William Bennett under President Reagan.
Before coming to Washington in 1985, Kristol was on the faculty of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and the Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Kristol offers a true insider’s perspective on all the key players and current, incisive close-ups of what’s really going on in American politics and the 2016 Presidential race. Astute and perceptive, he captivates audiences with his political observations as editor of the respected Weekly Standard, long considered the nation’s preeminent journal of opinion and cultural commentary. Kristol unmasks underlying trends as well as the daily headlines, weighing in on the fundamental issues and all the latest buzz. Ever informative, he outlines the big picture with the details only insiders can provide.
Kristol offers a true insider’s perspective on all the key players and current, incisive close-ups of what’s really going on in American politics. Astute and perceptive, he captivates audiences with his political observations as editor of the respected Weekly Standard, long considered the nation’s preeminent journal of opinion and cultural commentary. Kristol unmasks underlying trends as well as the daily headlines, weighing in on the fundamental issues and all the latest buzz. Ever informative, he outlines the big picture with the details only insiders can provide.
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