Michael Kinsley

Michael Kinsley is a columnist for Time Magazine. For many years he was the Editor of The New Republic. He was the founding Editor of Slate. He also served as Editor of Harper's, Editorial and Opinion Editor of the Los Angeles Times, American editor of The Economist, and Managing Editor of The Washington Monthly. Before Time, he wrote a syndicated newspaper column that appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and other newspapers. He also has written regular columns for The Wall Street Journal and the Times of London. His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, the Readers Digest, Conde Nast Traveler, and other publications. For six years he was co-host of the CNN program "Crossfire," appearing five nights a week opposite Pat Buchanan, John Sununu and Robert Novak. He also was William F. Buckley's regular interlocutor on Firing Line and moderator of the Firing Line debates on PBS.

Kinsley was born in Detroit in 1951. He attended Harvard College, Oxford University and Harvard Law School. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Screen Actors Guild. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Patty Stonesifer, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.