Top Political Columnists  
Top Political Columnists

Top Political Columnists


When you want to read about an opinion about politics, you might want to turn to columnists who actually research their topics, unlike your loud-mouthed Uncle Joe. Turning to the folks who are actually well-read and smart, you will get a more informed piece of information about the things going on in the world, even if you don’t agree with their perspective.

Political Columnists You Need to Read

Past and present political columnists include people like these:

  • David Aaronovich - The Guardian (UK)
  • Mike Barnicle - NY Daily News
  • Dave Barry (PP*1988) - Miami Herald
  • Vanessa Bauza - Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
  • Tony Blankley - Washington Times
  • Christie Blatchford - National Post (Canada)
  • Jay Bookman - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Gloria Borger - U.S News & World Report
  • Philip Bowring - International Herald Tribune
  • Jimmy Breslin - Newsday
  • David Broder (PP*1973) - Washington Post
  • Patrick J. Buchanan - WorldNetDaily.com
  • William F. Buckley, Jr. - Sacramento Bee
  • Madeliene Bunting - The Guardian (UK)
  • Alexander Chancellor - The Guardian (UK)
  • Linda Chavez - Washington Times
  • Albert Cheng - South China Morning Post (HK)
  • Richard Z. Chesnoff - NY Daily News
  • Nick Cohen - The Observer (UK)
  • Richard Cohen - Washington Post
  • Ann Coulter - Frontpage
  • Arnaud de Borchgrave - NewsMax.com
  • Lewis W. Diuguid - Kansas City Star
  • Lou Dobbs - U.S. News & World Report
  • Maureen Dowd - New York Times
  • Pete du Pont - Wall Street Journal
  • Matthew Engel - The Guardian (UK)
  • Cathleen Falsani - Chicago Sun-Times
  • Pavel Felgenhauer - Moscow Times (Russia)
  • Steve Forbes - Forbes
  • Thomas L. Friedman - New York Times
  • Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. - Washington Post
  • Ermin F. Garcia, Jr. - Sunday Punch (Philippines)
  • Marilyn Gardner - Christian Science Monitor
  • Ellen Goodman (PP)- Boston Globe
  • Andrew Greeley - Chicago Sun-Times
  • Col. David Hackworth - WorldNetDaily News
  • Micah D. Halpern - Israel Insider (Israel)
  • Mike Harden - Columbus Dispatch
  • Carolyn Hax - Washington Post
  • Thaddeus Hoffmeister - International HT
  • David Horovitz - Jerusalem Report (Israel)
  • David Horowitz - FrontPage
  • Arianna Huffington - Sacramento Bee
  • John Hughes - Christian Science Monitor
  • Kirsty Hughes - International Herald Tribune
  • John Ibbitson - Globe and Mail (Canada)
  • Laura Ingraham - NewsMax.com
  • Molly Ivins - Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
  • Jesse Jackson - Chicago Sun-Times
  • Jeff Jacoby - Boston Globe
  • Derrick Jackson - Boston Globe
  • Al Kamen - Washington Post
  • Michael Kelly - Washington Post
  • Peter Kellner - Evening Standard (UK)
  • Michael Kinsley - Washington Post
  • Les Kinsolving - WorldNetDaily.com
  • Geoff Kitney - Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
  • Joe Klein - TIME
  • Nicholas D. Kristof - New York Times
  • Paul Krugman - New York Times
  • Lee Kyong-hee - Korea Herald (Korea)
  • Rich Lowry - National Review
  • E. Thomas McClanahan - Kansas City Star
  • Hugh Mackay - The Age (Australia)
  • Julianne Malveaux - Sun-Reporter
  • Eamonn McCann - Belfast Telegraph (Ireland)
  • Salim Mansur - Toronto Sun (Canada)
  • Yoel Marcus - Ha’aretz (Israel)
  • Guillermo Martinez - Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
  • John Matzhikiza - Mail & Guardian (South Africa)
  • Mary McGrory (PP*1974) - Washington Post
  • Dick Morris - 5th est@te
  • Andrew Neil - Evening Standard (UK)
  • Al Neuharth - USA Today
  • Peggy Noonan - Wall Street Journal
  • Oliver North - Washington Times
  • Robert Novak - Chicago Sun-Times
  • Thomas Oliphant - Boston Globe
  • Andres Oppenheimer (PP*1987) - Miami Herald
  • Bill O’Reilly - townhall.com
  • William O’Rourke - Chicago Sun-Times
  • William Pfaff - International Herald Tribune
  • Andrew Rawnsley - The Observer (UK)
  • AM Rosenthal - NY Daily News
  • Susumu Saito - Asahi Shimbun (Japan)
  • Daniel Schorr - Christian Science Monitor
  • Hugh Segal - National Post (Canada)
  • Prakash Shah - Financial Express (India)
  • Liz Smith - Newsday
  • Godfrey Sperling - Christian Science Monitor
  • Michael Suib - Miami Herald
  • John Sutherland - The Guardian (UK)
  • Cal Thomas - Washington Times
  • Helen Thomas - Boston Herald
  • Cynthia Tucker - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • George F. Will - Indianapolis Star
  • Ruth Wishart - Evening Herald (Scotland)
  • Jules Witcover - Baltimore Sun
  • Alf Young - Evening Herald (Scotland)
  • James Zogby - Washington Watch
  • Mort Zuckerman - Jewish World Review