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George F. Will

Born

in Champaign, Illinois, The United States

May 04, 1941

Website

http://www.postwritersgroup.com/will.htm

Genre

Nonfiction, Politics, Sports

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George Frederick Will is an American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winner best known for his conservative commentary on politics. By the mid 1980s the Wall Street Journal reported he was "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann (1899–1975).

Will served as an editor for National Review from 1972 to 1978. He joined the Washington Post Writers Group in 1974, writing a syndicated biweekly column, which became widely circulated among newspapers across the country and continues today. His column is syndicated to 450 newspapers. In 1976 he became a contributing editor for Newsweek, writing a biweekly backpage column until 2011.

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Use of force against Islamic State could create a new void

The U.S. weighs how far to “push back” against the Islamic State.

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George F. Will’s books

Average rating: 3.99 · 14,217 ratings · 1,422 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	Men at Work 3.93 avg rating — 5,793 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Nice Little Place on the North Side: Wrigley Field at One Hundred 3.74 avg rating — 1,282 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conservative Sensibility 4.08 avg rating — 862 ratings — published 2019 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bunts: Curt Flood, Camden Yards, Pete Rose, and Other Reflections on Baseball 3.57 avg rating — 364 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020 4.25 avg rating — 215 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Statecraft as Soulcraft: What Government Does 3.99 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation 3.84 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture, and Other News 3.85 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Morning After: American Successes and Excesses, 1981-1986 3.94 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suddenly: The American Idea Abroad and at Home, 1986-1990 3.79 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.”
― George F. Will

tags: humor

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“Football combines two of the worst things in American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings.”
― George Will

tags: football, humor

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“There is an elegant memorial in Washington to Jefferson, but none to Hamilton. However, if you seek Hamilton's monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamilton's country, a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government.”
― George Will

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