John J. Miller (journalist)
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John Joseph Miller (born 1970) is an American author, journalist and educator. He is the director of the journalism program at Hillsdale College. He also writes for ''
National Review ''National Review'' is an American conservative editorial magazine, focusing on news and commentary pieces on political, social, and cultural affairs. The magazine was founded by the author William F. Buckley Jr. in 1955. Its editor-in-chief ...
'', for which he was previously the national political reporter, ''
The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...
'', and other publications. He founded '' The College Fix'', a conservative higher education watchdog.


Early life

Born in
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, Miller was raised in both
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and
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. He graduated from J. P. Taravella High School in 1988. Miller then attended the
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, where he was the editor-in-chief of the conservative student newspaper, '' The Michigan Review''.


Career

His first job was at ''
The New Republic ''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hu ...
'', in
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. After that, he worked for the Center for Equal Opportunity as well as at the
Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation (abbreviated to Heritage) is an American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. that is primarily geared toward public policy. The foundation took a leading role in the conservative movement during the preside ...
, as a Bradley Fellow. He sometimes wrote for ''
Reason Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, ...
'' and became a contributing editor there. He joined ''National Review'' in 1998, and continues to contribute to '' National Review Online''. Miller founded '' The College Fix'', a right-leaning conservative website funded by the Student Free Press Association. In 2009 Miller self published the historical thriller novel ''The First Assassin.'' In 2011
HarperCollins HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan. The company is headquartered in New York City and is a subsidiary of News ...
published Miller's ''The Big Scrum,'' a book detailing safety reforms to
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led by President
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...
.


Works

*''The Unmaking Of Americans: How Multiculturalism has Undermined the Assimilation Ethic'' (1998, ) *''Our Oldest Enemy: A History of America's Disastrous Relationship with France'' (co-authored with Mark Molesky, 2004, ) *''A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America'' (2005, ) *''The First Assassin: A Novel'' (2009, ) *''The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football'' (2011, )


References


External links


Miller's official websiteAuthor Archive
at ''National Review Online''

at ''
Reason Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, ...
''
1998 Bio
(and lecture based on ''The Unmaking of Americans'', available in
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format) at the Ashbrook Center *
"The Stalinist and the Stamp" Why is the Postal Service honoring a commie?"
by Miller, ''
The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...
'', 6 July 2001
"The Writing Life"
Miller explains how he came to be a writer 1970 births Living people American male journalists American magazine editors The Heritage Foundation National Review people J. P. Taravella High School alumni University of Michigan alumni Writers from Detroit People from Coral Springs, Florida 21st-century American journalists {{US-journalist-1970s-stub