William McGurn

Columnist, The Wall Street Journal.
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William McGurn is a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and writes the weekly "Main Street" column for the Journal each Tuesday. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

Mr. McGurn has served as chief editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He spent more than a decade overseas -- in Brussels for The Wall Street Journal/Europe and in Hong Kong with both the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. And in the mid-1990s, he was Washington Bureau Chief for National Review.

Bill is author of a book on Hong Kong ("Perfidious Albion") and a monograph on terrorism ("Terrorist or Freedom Fighter"). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, holds a BA in philosophy from Notre Dame and an MS in Communications from Boston University.

Articles

Bring Back the Work Ethic

September 4, 2017 06:32 pm ET

‘There’s a person for every job and a job for every person,’ says Bob Funk.

Steve Bannon’s Revenge

August 28, 2017 10:55 pm ET

The anti-Trump response seems bent on outdoing the president’s excesses.

Hurrah for the ACLU

August 14, 2017 10:51 pm ET

In Charlottesville, a principled stand for the speech rights of even odious speakers.

For the Love of Charlie Gard

July 17, 2017 09:15 pm ET

When it comes to the life of a child, should parental devotion be disqualifying?

How to Squeeze China

July 10, 2017 10:50 pm ET

Force ruling elites to choose between North Korea and American colleges for their kids.

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HOUSES OF WORSHIP

A Woman for All Seasons

June 29, 2017 10:44 pm ET

Dear Rome: How about making Margaret More Roper a saint too?

Democrats March on Georgia

June 19, 2017 10:43 pm ET

A special election in the Atlanta suburbs becomes a referendum on President Trump.

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