John J. Miller (journalist)

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John J. Miller
BornJohn Joseph Miller
1970 (age 5253)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Michigan
GenreNon-fiction

John Joseph Miller (born 1970) is an American author, journalist, educator and director of the journalism program at Hillsdale College. [1] He has been the national political reporter at National Review and has written for The Wall Street Journal and other publications. [1] He founded The College Fix , a conservative higher education watchdog.

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Early life and education

Miller was born in Detroit, and raised in Michigan and Florida. He graduated from J. P. Taravella High School in 1988. Miller then attended the University of Michigan, where he was editor-in-chief of The Michigan Review , a conservative newspaper.

Career

His first job was at The New Republic in Washington, D.C. After that, he worked for the Center for Equal Opportunity, then at The Heritage Foundation as a Bradley Fellow. [2] He wrote for Reason and became a contributing editor there. [1] In 1998, he joined National Review, where he continues to contribute to National Review Online . [1]

Miller founded The College Fix , a conservative-leaning website funded by the Student Free Press Association. [3]

In 2009, Miller self published the historical thriller novel The First Assassin. [4]

In 2011, HarperCollins published Miller's The Big Scrum, a book detailing safety reforms to American football initiated by President Theodore Roosevelt. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "About Me". Hey Miller: the official website of John J. Miller.
  2. "John J. Miller: Lecture: The Unmaking of Americans". Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs. December 1, 1998.
  3. Schmidt, Peter (8 September 2015). "Higher Education's Internet Outrage Machine". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
  4. Gillespie, Nick (9 December 2009). "John J. Miller on "The First Assassin"". Reason. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. Battista, Judy (12 August 2011). "A Rough Rider Tackles a Rough Sport". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.