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'''Will Wilkinson''' (born 1973) is an American writer.
'''Will Wilkinson''' (born 1973) is an American writer who currently serves as Vice President of Policy at the ].<ref name=miskanen-about>{{cite web|url = https://niskanencenter.org/about/|title = About|publisher = ]|accessdate = December 18, 2015}}</ref> Until August 2010, he was a research fellow at the ] where he worked on a variety of issues including ] and, most notably, the policy implications of ] research. Wilkinson was also the managing editor of the Cato Institute's monthly web magazine, '']''. Previously, he was Academic Coordinator of the Social Change Project and the Global Prosperity Initiative at The ] at ], and, before that, he ran the Social Change Workshop for Graduate Students for The ]. His political philosophy is described by '']'' magazine as "Rawlsekian"; that is, a mixture of ]'s principles and ]'s methods.<ref>The American conservative, , retrieved on December 14, 2010</ref> Wilkinson formerly described his political views as ], but he now rejects that label.<ref>http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2012/01/why-im-not-a-bleeding-heart-libertarian/</ref>


==Life and education==
==Biography==
Wilkinson was born in ], and grew up in ]. He graduated from the ] in 1995, received his ] in ] from the ] in 1998 and did work toward a Ph.D. at the ]. Wilkinson was born in ]. He grew up in ]. He attended the ], where he graduated in 1995. In 1988, he received an ] in philosophy from ]. He then worked toward a ] at the ].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
⚫ In 2009 Wilkinson gained Canadian citizenship via his father, a Canadian American expatriate whose Canadian citizenship was reinstated following a change in Canadian emigration law.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200910/canadian-citizenship</ref>
In 2015, Wilkinson completed his MFA studies at the University of Houston.


⚫ In 2009, Wilkinson gained Canadian citizenship via his father, a Canadian immigrant in the United States, whose Canadian citizenship was reinstated following a change in Canadian emigration law.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/10/go-north-young-man/307662/|title=Go North, Young Man!|first=Will|last=Wilkinson|date=October 1, 2009|website=The Atlantic}}</ref>
==Writing and commentary==
His writing has appeared in '']'',<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2141633/</ref> '']'',<ref></ref> '']'',<ref></ref> '']'',<ref></ref> the ] website,<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,155619,00.html</ref> ''The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism'',<ref name="The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism">{{cite encyclopedia |last= Wilkinson|first= Will|editor-first=Ronald |editor-last=Hamowy |editor-link=Ronald Hamowy |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism |title= Harper, Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' (1905–1973) |url= http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412965811.n130 |year=2008 |publisher= ]; ] |location= Thousand Oaks, CA |isbn= 9781412965804 |pages= 217–18 |quote= |ref= }}</ref> New York Times<ref> Retrieved May 28, 2017</ref> and on ]'s ''Free Exchange'' economics blog,<ref></ref> where he has been a regular contributor from 2007 onwards. As of 2010, he is one of the contributors of The Economist's ''Democracy in America'' blog under the pseudonym W.W.


He is married to Kerry Howley<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/willwilkinson/status/1061821260898975750|title=Will Wilkinson on X: "The fact that she married me does not ...!|first=Will|last=Wilkinson|date=November 12, 2018|website=Twitter/X}}</ref> who is also a writer and has 2 children.
Journalist ] regards Wilkinson as an expert in the relationship of happiness research to public policy.<ref>"Arguably the most knowledgeable nonscientist in the United States on happiness and public policy, Wilkinson has emerged as a cogent critic of the nascent movement," writes journalist Ryan Blitstein in .</ref> He has been cited on happiness and public policy in articles in '']'',<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2006/02/11/tim-harford-money_cz_th_money06_0214harford.html</ref> '']'',<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/03/local/me-happy3</ref> and '']''.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020701904_pf.html</ref>


==Career==
Wilkinson has appeared a regular commentator on ]'s widely syndicated radio show '']''. He is the host of a weekly show, ''Free Will'', on the current affairs ] site ]. The show features discussions of new books and ideas with writers and intellectuals.
In early-2000s, Wilkinson was one of the earliest Wikipedian editors and was associated with the ] project in 2001, registered as ], and then as ] in Misplaced Pages.


Wilkinson was U.S. politics correspondent for '']''. From 2004 to 2010, he was a research fellow at the ], where he was managing editor of ], a monthly web magazine.
Wilkinson frequently appears in public forums and debates with leading intellectuals. In November 2007, Wilkinson, teamed with ] economist ], was pitted against ] economist ] and University of Pennsylvania economist ] in a highly publicized public debate on the economic and politics of happiness sponsored by '']'' newspaper.<ref>http://www.economist.com/nydebates/</ref> Wilkinson has recently appeared with ] law professor ] and Stanford University psychology professor ] at ] book forums where he offered critical comments on their recent books.<ref>http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=4526</ref><ref>http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=4894</ref>


In 2015, joined the ] as vice president of policy. In January 2021, he was fired after ], "If Biden really wanted unity, he’d lynch Mike Pence," which he later apologized for.
==Personal life==
Wilkinson is an ]. He has stated that he does not "like religion very much" in general and believes that less religious cultures or groups of people become better off. However, he has acknowledged that more religious people may be more likely to favor ] than less religious people.<ref name=faith> ] Posted March 1, 2009.</ref>


He subsequently was invited to appear on podcasts hosted by '']'', ''The Argument'' and the ''Ezra Klein Show Podcast'', hosted by ], to discuss his experience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/opinion/the-argument-cancel-culture-media.html|title=Is It Time to Cancel Cancel Culture?|date=March 24, 2021|website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-cancel-culture.html|title=Shame, Safety, and Moving Beyond Cancel Culture|date=March 24, 2021|website=The New York Times}}</ref>
==Notes==

Following his firing by the Niskanen Center, Wilkinson launched a ] newsletter, "Model Citizen".

His political philosophy was described by '']'' as "Rawlsekian"; that is, a mixture of ]'s principles and ]'s methods.<ref>The American conservative, , retrieved on December 14, 2010</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=October 2021}} Wilkinson formerly described his political views as ], but he now rejects that label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2012/01/why-im-not-a-bleeding-heart-libertarian/|title=Why I'm Not a Bleeding-Heart Libertarian|date=January 2, 2012}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=October 2021}}{{primary source inline|date=October 2021}}

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* , Wilkinson's blog on the political implications of happiness research
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*], and Will Wilkinson" in ''Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts'' (26.1)]


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Will Wilkinson
Wilkinson on a podcast in 2007
Born1973 (age 51–52)
Independence, Missouri
CitizenshipAmerican · Canadian
Alma materUniversity of Northern Iowa (BA)
Northern Illinois University (MS)
University of Maryland, College Park (PhD)
Known forBloggingHeads.tv · Libertarianism
SpouseKerry Howley
Children2

Will Wilkinson (born 1973) is an American writer.

Life and education

Wilkinson was born in Independence, Missouri. He grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa. He attended the University of Northern Iowa, where he graduated in 1995. In 1988, he received an M.A. in philosophy from Northern Illinois University. He then worked toward a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland, College Park.

In 2009, Wilkinson gained Canadian citizenship via his father, a Canadian immigrant in the United States, whose Canadian citizenship was reinstated following a change in Canadian emigration law.

He is married to Kerry Howley who is also a writer and has 2 children.

Career

In early-2000s, Wilkinson was one of the earliest Wikipedian editors and was associated with the Nupedia project in 2001, registered as WillWilkinson, and then as Will Wilkinson in Misplaced Pages.

Wilkinson was U.S. politics correspondent for The Economist. From 2004 to 2010, he was a research fellow at the Cato Institute, where he was managing editor of Cato Unbound, a monthly web magazine.

In 2015, joined the Niskanen Center as vice president of policy. In January 2021, he was fired after tweeting, "If Biden really wanted unity, he’d lynch Mike Pence," which he later apologized for.

He subsequently was invited to appear on podcasts hosted by The New York Times, The Argument and the Ezra Klein Show Podcast, hosted by Ezra Klein, to discuss his experience.

Following his firing by the Niskanen Center, Wilkinson launched a Substack newsletter, "Model Citizen".

His political philosophy was described by The American Conservative as "Rawlsekian"; that is, a mixture of John Rawls's principles and Friedrich von Hayek's methods. Wilkinson formerly described his political views as libertarian, but he now rejects that label.

References

  1. Wilkinson, Will (October 1, 2009). "Go North, Young Man!". The Atlantic.
  2. Wilkinson, Will (November 12, 2018). "Will Wilkinson on X: "The fact that she married me does not ...!". Twitter/X.
  3. "Is It Time to Cancel Cancel Culture?". The New York Times. March 24, 2021.
  4. "Shame, Safety, and Moving Beyond Cancel Culture". The New York Times. March 24, 2021.
  5. The American conservative, Going Off the Rawls, retrieved on December 14, 2010
  6. "Why I'm Not a Bleeding-Heart Libertarian". January 2, 2012.
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