John Podhoretz

John Mordecai Podhoretz (born April 18, 1961 in New York City ) is an American conservative publicist and former speechwriter .

Life

Podhoretz was born the son of the conservative publicists Norman Podhoretz and Midge Decter . He grew up in New York's Upper West Side neighborhood and attended Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School. He then studied at the University of Chicago . Podhoretz was speechwriter for US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George HW Bush . He worked as a consultant for the television series The West Wing - In the Center of Power . He published in u. a. National Review , The Weekly Standard , US News & World Report , New York Post , Time, and The Washington Times . He was also a political commentator on Fox News and CNN . Podhoretz is the editor of the monthly Commentary . He is married and has three children.

Hell of a Ride: Backstage at the White House Follies 1989-1993 . Simon & Schuster, New York 1993, ISBN 0-671-79648-8 .
A Passion for Truth: The Selected Writings of Eric Breindel . HarperCollins Publishers. New York 1993, ISBN 0-671-79648-8 .
Bush Country: How Dubya Became a Great President While Driving Liberals Insane . St. Martin's Press, New York 2004, ISBN 0-312-32473-1 .
Can She Be Stopped? Hillary Clinton Will Be the Next President of the United States Unless ... . Crown Forum, New York 2007, ISBN 0-307-33730-8 .

personal data
SURNAME	Podhoretz, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Podhoretz, John Mordecai (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American conservative publicist
DATE OF BIRTH	April 18, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City