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William McGurn

Columnist, The Wall Street Journal.
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William McGurn is a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and writes the weekly "Main Street" column for the Journal each Tuesday. Previously he served as Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

Mr. McGurn has served as chief editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York. He spent more than a decade overseas -- in Brussels for The Wall Street Journal/Europe and in Hong Kong with both the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Far Eastern Economic Review. And in the mid-1990s, he was Washington Bureau Chief for National Review.

Bill is author of a book on Hong Kong ("Perfidious Albion") and a monograph on terrorism ("Terrorist or Freedom Fighter"). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, holds a BA in philosophy from Notre Dame and an MS in Communications from Boston University.

Articles

Lois Lerner’s Last Laugh

March 26, 2018 11:02 pm ET

If Congress did its job, nobody would be talking about another special counsel.

On Abortion, Hillary Won

March 19, 2018 10:08 pm ET

A clash between Mrs. Clinton and Nancy Pelosi in a safely blue seat outside Chicago.

Our Childish Gun Debate

February 26, 2018 11:55 pm ET

When Marco Rubio is likened to shooter Nikolas Cruz, we’re not being serious.

Impeachment or Bust

February 19, 2018 07:54 pm ET

What if ‘Resist!’ makes it harder for Democrats to take back the House?

How Not to Fix the FBI

February 12, 2018 11:41 pm ET

A second special prosecutor would undermine the good work of Congress.

Are Leprechauns Racist?

February 6, 2018 12:22 am ET

Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish offer some healthy cultural appropriation.

Poor Chuck Schumer

January 30, 2018 12:09 am ET

The Senate Minority Leader made it to the top, but at the worst possible moment.

Wanted: An Honest FBI

January 15, 2018 07:24 pm ET

The bureau’s handling of the Trump and Clinton probes dispirits a veteran.

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