George F. Will

Washington, D.C.

Columnist covering politics and domestic and foreign affairs

Education: Trinity College ; Oxford University; Princeton University

George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977. He is also a regular contributor to MSNBC and NBC News. His latest book, "American Happiness and Discontents," was released in September 2021. His other works include: "The Conservative Sensibility" (2019), “One Man’s America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation” (2008), “Restoration: Congress, Term Limits and the Recovery of Deliberative Democracy” (1992), “Men at Work: The Craft of Baseba
Latest from George F. Will

The leakage of universities’ prestige amid protests is most welcome

By all means, as antisemitism spreads on campuses, please cast aspersions on “elite” (meaning expensive) higher education (higher than what?).

April 26, 2024
Protesters in a tent camp on the campus of Columbia University in New York on Wednesday.

So, 112 ignoble, infantile Republicans voted to endanger civilization

For the satisfaction of committing populist naughtiness, dozens of House GOP members voted to assure Vladimir Putin’s attempt to erase a European nation.

April 24, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) at the U.S. Capitol on April 11. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

The homeless right-to-camp issue comes to the Supreme Court

A much-reversed federal appeals court appears likely to run into trouble again over its upholding of a town’s law intended to aid public health and safety.

April 19, 2024
Cassy Leach, right, leads a group of volunteers to check on people living in Baker Park in Grants Pass, Ore., on March 21. (Jenny Kane/AP)

Whee! The nation flies past another trillion-dollar milestone.

In the first six months of fiscal 2024, the United States spent nearly as much on debt service as on its military. If inflation spikes, watch out.

April 17, 2024
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Biden’s impossible dream: Any car you want, as long as it’s an EV

The lack of feasibility and dearth of consumer interest haven’t deterred a government intent on dictating how U.S. drivers get around.

April 12, 2024
President Biden during a 2021 visit to a General Motors electric-vehicle assembly plant in Detroit. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Why the abortion fight will ease into split-the-difference agreement

Medical technology, with the clarity of sonograms, has given the abstract debate the concreteness of visual vividness. Eventually, political compromise will come.

April 10, 2024
Protesters outside of the Supreme Court, during a hearing to restrict an FDA-approved abortion medication, on March 26.

Fighting the phone-warping of Gen Z doesn’t require government intrusion

Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation” is mostly convincing, but drastic corrective measures aren’t required. It’s obvious what parents and schools need to do.

April 5, 2024
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Arizona is a model for school choice. Naturally, Democrats aren’t happy.

Former governor Doug Ducey says that if the state’s 525 charter schools were its K-12 system, Arizona would lead the nation in match, reading and science.

April 3, 2024
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) in 2023. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

These two GOP Senate candidates exemplify today’s political squalor

With Kari Lake and Bernie Moreno, conservatives must choose between two awful outcomes: Losing the Senate or losing GOP conservatism.

March 29, 2024
Kari Lake, left, and Bernie Moreno. (Alex Brandon; David Dermer/AP)

You can’t get thrown out for thinking, so take a swing at George Will’s baseball quiz

Worse than a Mets doubleheader would be striking out on these questions.

March 27, 2024