Mary Anastasia O'Grady, also published as Mary O'Grady, is an editor of ''

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'' and member of ''The Wall Street Journal'' editorial board since 2005. She writes predominantly on

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and is a co-editor of the Index of Economic Freedom. She is a recipient of the

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Biography

Education

A 1975 graduate of Guilford (CT) Senior High School, O'Grady earned a

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from Assumption College and later received an

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from

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Career

Before her work for ''The Wall Street Journal'' (WSJ), she was an options strategist for Advest, Thomson McKinnon Securities then Merrill Lynch, where she worked for 10 years. In August 1995, O'Grady joined WSJ and later became a senior editorial page writer for the journal in December 1999. In November 2005, she was appointed as a member of WSJ's editorial board. She is also editor of "The Americas," a weekly column that appears every Monday and deals with politics, economics and business in Latin America and Canada while also serving as a member of the board of directors at

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. She is well known for her positions regarding

classical liberalism Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, econo ...

, her frontal rejection of leftist governments in the Americas and for being in favor of the legalization of drug trafficking She has been characterized by her strong position against progressive governments, which has elicited responses from people such as former US President

Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1 ...

, who wrote an article in response to O'Grady. She has been criticized for her support, through her columns, of the controversial privatization process in El Salvador. In an article published on ''The Wall Street Journal'', she linked Iran with the government of Mexican President

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mex ...

citing "secret intelligence sources." The Mexican president publicly denied the contents of the article in a press conference, characterizing the article as false information.

Honors and awards

Awards

Inter American Press Association The Inter American Press Association (IAPA; Spanish: ''Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa'', SIP) is a press advocacy group representing major media organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean. It is made up of more than 1,300 ...

's David Gleaner Award (1997) *

International Policy Network The International Policy Network (IPN) was a think tank based in the City of London, founded 1971, and closed in September 2011. It was a non-partisan, non-profit organization, but critics said it was a "corporate-funded campaigning group". IPN ...

(2005) *

Association of Private Enterprise Education The Association of Private Enterprise Education is a nonprofit organization. It was founded by a philanthropic donation from Herman Lay, co-founder of Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo.

's Thomas Jefferson Award (2009) *

The Fund for American Studies The Fund for American Studies is a conservative non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1967, the organization's mission is "to win over each new generation to the ideas of liberty, limited government and free markets." His ...

' Walter Judd Freedom Award (2012)

Honorary degrees

O'Grady was awarded the following honorary degrees: * Francisco Marroquin University,

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(2015)

References

External links

''WSJ'' Biography
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