Will, George F.

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WILL, George F.

WILL, George F. American, b. 1941. Genres: Politics/Government, Social commentary. Career: Michigan State University, E. Lansing, professor of political philosophy, 1967-68; University of Toronto, professor of political philosophy, 1968-70; staff member for U.S. Senator Gordon Allott, 1970-72; National Review, Washington, DC, editor, 1973-76; Washington Post, political columnist, 1974-; Newsweek magazine, NYC, contributor editor, 1976-; ABC-TV, news analyst, 1981-. Pulitzer Prize for commentary, 1977. Publications: (ed.) Press, Politics and Popular Government, 1972; The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Sobering Thoughts, 1979; The Pursuit of Virtue and Other Tory Notions, 1982; Statecraft as Soulcraft: What Government Does, 1984; The Morning After: American Successes and Excesses, 1986; The New Season: A Spectator's Guide to the 1988 Election, 1987; Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball, 1990; Political Essays, 1990; Suddenly: The American Idea Abroad and at Home, 1986-1990, 1990; Restoration: Congress, Term Limits, and the Recovery of Deliberative Democracy, 1992; The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture and Other News, 1990-1994, 1994; Woven Figure, 1997; Bunts (essays), 1998; With a Happy Eye But…, 2002. Address: c/o Washington Post Writers Group, 1150 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20071, U.S.A.

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