Rich Lowry
 In a media climate where reason is often replaced by
bloated rhetoric, National Review Editor Richard
Lowry believes journalism must "exert influence on the
climate of opinion by building strong intellectual
positions." Dedicated to the proposition that ideas have
consequences, Lowry defends American and Western
interests with clear new perspectives in conservative
opinion.
National Review is a
biweekly
magazine of conservative political opinion, founded
by author
William F. Buckley, Jr. in 1955 and based in
New York City.
Many of the magazine's commentators
are affiliated with think-tanks such as the
Heritage Foundation and the
American Enterprise Institute.
Lowry’s writings and television appearances have made
him one of the youngest and most influential political
analysts in the country.
A compass for American
conservative political thought, he speaks his mind with
no apologies. His column in National Review
supports America’s will to preserve free and open
societies at home and abroad. Whether he is covering
foreign or domestic policy, his column tackles
conflicting ideologies: East vs. West; Conservative vs.
Liberal; Democrat vs. Republican; Islam vs.
Christianity.
Lowry also writes a bi-weekly syndicated column for
King Features and is a political analyst for Fox
News. He appears frequently as a guest commentator
on CNN, MSNBC and The McLaughlin Group. The
Washington Post has called him "the edgy voice of a
fresh-faced conservatism."
Lowry has written for The New York Times,
The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,
Reader’s Digest, and a variety of other
publications. His first book, Legacy,
Paying the Price for the Clinton Years—a
scathing portrayal of President Bill Clinton, his
character, and his tenure in office—was
published in
2003.
Lowry graduated from the University of Virginia
in 1990, where he studied English and history and edited
a conservative monthly magazine called the Virginia
Advocate. After college he worked as a research
assistant for Charles Krauthammer, who was reporting for
a local newspaper in northern Virginia. Lowry joined the
National Review in 1992, after finishing second
in the magazine’s young writers contest. He became
articles editor before he moved to Washington to cover
Congress in the summer of 1994 and was named editor of
the National Review three years later.
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