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

TikTok back in court as government does the ‘national security’ dance

Declaring TikTok a “national security” threat doesn’t excuse government interference with speech.

September 11, 2024
The TikTok building in Culver City, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

How to cause indecent exposure (of their minds) at the Harris-Trump debate

Questions for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as their Tuesday night presidential debate looms.

September 6, 2024
Kamala Harris at the vice-presidential debate in 2020 in Salt Lake City; Donald Trump at the presidential debate in Atlanta in June. (AP)

Rah-rah, the college football industry unveils its fall product line

With rivalries crumbling and star players following the money, the league says goodbye to pretense.

September 4, 2024
University of Georgia quarterback Carson Beck during the Bulldogs’ win over Clemson in Atlanta on Saturday. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Have you committed a felony yet? Probably so.

Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch’s new book shows a country overburdened by superfluous laws.

August 30, 2024
(Dan Morse/The Washington Post)

History is on Trump’s side for this one thing. It’s still a bad idea.

Presidents aren’t allowed to pick and choose which appropriated spending they’ll deign to use.

August 28, 2024
Republican nominee Donald Trump in Detroit on Monday. (Emily Elconin/Getty Images)

Memo to Trump: Birthright citizenship is a constitutional right. Period.

Trump and others argue against birthright citizenship. They’re mistaken.

August 23, 2024
The nursery of a postpartum recovery center

Abracadabra! It’s the dueling Harris and Trump economic magic acts.

Between Harris’s price controls and Trump’s tariffs, this campaign is a travesty of economic policy.

August 21, 2024
A combined photo shows former president Donald Trump at a campaign event in Bedminster, N.J., on Thursday and Vice President Kamala Harris at an event in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday.

Democrats, welcome to Chicago. Behold what progressivism hath wrought.

Chicago is a warning to the nation about the harrowing consequences of the ‘blue model’ of urban governing.

August 16, 2024
The headquarters for Chicago Public Schools in 2022. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

For the Democratic convention playlist: ‘The Blue State Governance Blues’

The Democratic Party’s grip on Illinois grows ever tighter, to the benefit of nearby states.

August 14, 2024
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) prepares to unveil the Butter Cow, at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 7 in Springfield, Ill.

A market hiccup with a message about Fed meddling

The market plunge might offer a tutorial about the steep price of cheap money.

August 9, 2024
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 6. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)