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About John Podhoretz
American journalist and conservative political commentator, born 1961
John Mordecai Podhoretz is an American journalist and conservative political commentator. Born in 1961, he has been editor of Commentary since 2009, following a career in newspaper and magazine editing, speechwriting, and political commentary. He previously ran the editorial page of the New York Post and served as deputy editor of The Weekly Standard. Podhoretz also worked as a speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan and in the George H. W. Bush administration, and he has written several books on politics.
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