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Bruce Ramsey is an American journalist and editorial writer for the Seattle Times , [1] as well as contributing editor to Liberty magazine. [2]

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Personal

Ramsey is a native to Seattle and grew up in Edmonds. He obtained his degree from the University of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley. He is married to a retired banker and together they live in Seattle, Washington. Ramsey and his wife have one son. [3]

Career

Ramsey began working for the Seattle Times in March 2000 and is responsible for writing about business, economics, law and foreign affairs. Prior, he worked as a business reporter and columnist. [3] Ramsey has edited several books of the writings of American novelist, financial writer and Old Right figure Garet Garrett [4] as well as written Garrett's first full biography, Unsanctioned Voice. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Seattle Times staff
  2. "Liberty: Editors and staff" Archived October 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , Libertyunbound.com.
  3. 1 2 "Meet the Staff". The Seattle Times Company. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  4. "Quotes from Garet Garrett," LewRockwell.com
  5. Unsanctioned Voice: Garet Garrett, Journalist of the Old Right' , Bruce Ramsey, Caxton Press, 2008
  6. "Garrett the Unique Archived July 10, 2009, at archive.today ," Stephen Cox, Liberty, June 2009, Vol. 23, No. 5