George Will

George Will is the kind of commentator I respect even when I would argue with him, and that is the highest compliment I can pay a columnist. A Pulitzer at the lectern of opinion writing and the Wall Street Journal calling him the most powerful journalist in America are not accidents; they reflect decades of disciplined, literate argument. His Oxford-trained conservatism is intellectual rather than reflexive, and his willingness to break with his own side over principle has always struck me as the mark of a serious thinker. In an era of shouting, Will's measured, sentence-by-sentence craftsmanship feels almost old-fashioned, and I mean that as praise.

Name (English)

George Will

Name (Japanese)

ジョージ・ウィル

Reading

じょーじ・うぃる

Born

May 4, 1941 (age 85)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

Origin

Champaign, Illinois, United States

Occupation

journalist

High school

University Laboratory High School

University

Trinity College

Awards & achievements

• 1995 Francis Boyer Award
• 2006 honorary doctor of the University of Miami
• 1991 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
• 1992 James Madison Medal
• 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary

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Tags

• Illinois
• journalist

Last updated

2026-06-17

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