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Michael D. Barone (born September 19, 1944) is an American conservative
Barone is also a regular commentator on United States elections and political trends for the
Background
Barone was born in Highland Park, Michigan, the son of Alice Katherine (née Darcy) and Charles Gerald "Jerry" Barone, a surgeon.[5] His father was of Italian descent, and his mother of Irish descent.[6]
Barone graduated from
In 1975, Barone married Joan Shorenstein. She died at age 38 in 1985 after a 10-year battle with cancer.
Political analyst
Barone is a senior political analyst for the
His commentary has largely focused on the topic of immigration.
- Columnist, Townhall.com, 2001–present[10]
- Senior political analyst, Washington Examiner, 2009–present
- Senior writer, U.S. News & World Report, Washington, 1989–1996, 1998–departure
- Senior staff editor, Reader's Digest, Washington, 1996–1998
- columnist, The Washington Post, 1981–1988
- Vice president, Peter D. Hart Research Co., Washington, 1974–81
In November 2008, Barone said journalists criticized Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin because "she did not abort her Down syndrome baby." Barone later said he was "attempting to be humorous and ... went over the line."[11]
Barone has been covered the 2020 presidential election, writing numerous opinion columns on the race for the Examiner.[12] Barone argues in 2020 that national presidential nominating conventions are no longer needed or useful. He welcomes their replacement by virtual conventions with minimal participation. They were useful before the advent of television in 1952, he says:
- National conventions no longer serve their original purpose, or the uses the parties and the press have made of them in the past half-century. The national conventions were, for their first 130 years, a unique communications medium. They were the only place and time where party politicians could communicate frankly and bargain personally. They were the only place where people could discover which candidates had genuine support and which just gave lip service.[13]
Writings
He is the author of several books:
- Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan (Free Press, 1990)
- The New Americans: How the Melting Pot can work Again (Regnery Publishing, 2001)
- Hard America, Soft America: Competition vs. Coddling and the Battle for the Nation's Future (Crown Forum, 2004)
- Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval that Inspired America's Founding Fathers (Crown Publishers, 2007), a popular history of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and how it led to the American Revolution.
- principal co-author, The Almanac of American Politics, (published biennially 1972–)
- The New Americans: How the Melting Pot Can Work Again (Regnery Publishing, 2012)
- Shaping Our Nation: How Surges of Migration Transformed America and Its Politics (Growth Forum, 2013)
- How America’s Political Parties Change (and How They Don’t) (Encounter Books, 2019)
References
- ^ a b "Michael D. Barone". The Complete Marquis Who's Who (fee, via Fairfax County Public Library). Marquis Who's Who. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-09. Gale Biography In Context.
- New York Times. March 12, 1985.
- ^ "Michael Barone joins The Washington Examiner as senior political analyst". Washington Examiner. April 6, 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "AEI - American Enterprise Institute: Freedom, Opportunity, Enterprise". AEI.
- ^ "Charles "Jerry" Barone M.D.'s Obituary on Lansing State Journal". Lansing State Journal.
- ^ Right Wing News: "An Interview With Michael Barone" by John Hawkins February 3, 2012
- ^ ""Mitt Romney: Out of the '50s", Michael Barone (usnews.com)".
- ^ "The Race Isn't Necessarily Over for Barack Obama and John McCain – Michael Barone". usnews.com. 2008-10-09. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Partisan Divide: Eggheads Get What They Wished For, by Michael Barone". 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Michael Barone Articles - Political Columnist & Commentator - Michael Barone". Townhall.
- ^ "Barone: Media wanted Palin abortion – Mike Allen and Andy Barr". Politico. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Michael Barone | AEI Scholar". AEI. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ Michael Barone, "Goodbye, After Nearly Two Centuries, to the National Conventions" Rasmussen Reports July 24, 2020
External links
- Michael Barone's Opinion Articles at Creators Syndicate
- Washington Examiner
- Barone's Examiner archives
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Beltway Confidential
- Archive of his U.S. News & World Report columns
- Podcasts of Barone's articles
- Michael J. Barone at IMDb
- Interview with Michael Barone by Stephen McKiernan, Binghamton University Libraries Center for the Study of the 1960s, June 29, 2010