Robert W. Merry

Robert W. Merry (born May 3, 1946 in Tacoma , Washington ) is an American journalist, publicist, commentator and author. He was the editor of The American Conservative magazine .

Life

He served three years in the US Army, including two years as a special agent for counter-espionage in West Germany . He graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1968 and earned a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1972 .

He began his career as a reporter for The Denver Post and became a Washington political reporter in 1974 when he joined the staff of the National Observer, a weekly Dow Jones newspaper. When the Observer joined in 1977, he became a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and spent twelve years there, including topics such as Congress, national politics and the White House.

Merry became the Managing Editor of Congressional Quarterly in 1987. He was promoted to Executive Editor in 1990 and President and Editor-in-Chief in 1997. He held this position for 12 years and led CQ into the digital age. That year CQ was sold to The Economist of London, and Merry later became editor of The National Interest.

Fonts (selection)

• Taking On the World. Joseph and Stewart Alsop - Guardians of the American Century . New York 1996, ISBN 0-670-83868-3 .
• Sands of Empire. Missionary Zeal, American Foreign Policy, and the Hazards of Global Ambition . New York 2005, ISBN 9780743266673 .
• A Country of Vast Designs. James K. Polk , the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent . New York 2009, ISBN 9780743297448 .
• Where They Stand. The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians . New York 2012, ISBN 9781451625424 .
• President McKinley . Architect of the American Century . New York 2017, ISBN 9781451625448 .

Web links

• About Us - The American Conservative