Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson

About Michael Gerson

Michael Gerson writes a twice-weekly column for The Post on issues that include politics, global health, development, religion and foreign policy.

Michael Gerson is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Michael Gerson served as a policy adviser and chief speechwriter to President George W. Bush from 2000 to 2006. Before he joined Bush's presidential campaign in 1999, Michael Gerson was a senior editor covering politics at U.S. News & World Report. Michael Gerson is the author of the forthcoming book "Heroic Conservatism" and a contributor to Newsweek magazine.

Articles by Michael Gerson

Clear Choice, or Clear trauma?
Hillary Clinton

Clear Choice, or Clear trauma?

Can Obama Rise To Carter's Level?
Jimmy Carter

Can Obama Rise To Carter's Level?

The Power of Christmas
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The Power of Christmas

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Breakthrough in AIDS Research

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Food Fight

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A Victory For School Choice

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The Risks of Retreat

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God With Us

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Obama's Overreach

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Politics With a Purpose

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Emptiness at the End

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Romney's Risky Ties to Trump

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Romney and His Faith

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Our Politics of Polarization

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Obama In Denial

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John Roberts' Arrogance

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Eric Holder's Contribution

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The Endless Culture War

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Catholics Won't Go Quietly

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Obama's Fog of Ambivalence

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Afghanistan Burning

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Romney On the Edge

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Obama's Epic Screw-Up

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The Romney-Obama Matchup

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Scientific Mysteries

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Obama's Partisan Makeover

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Congo's Rule By the Ruthless

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Tea Party Holy War

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Obama Stumbling at the Gate

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God's Budget

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Too Dysfunctional to Lead

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Hacked Off

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Now, To Build a Nation

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Obama's Economic Irrelevance

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Retreat By Any Other Name

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Sharia and the Constitution

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Palin Versus the Press