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Author of ''[[The Best-Case Scenario Handbook]]'' (a [[2002]] [[parody]] of the popular ''[[Worst-Case Scenario Handbook]]'' series), Tierney was named on [[March 1]] [[2005]] an [[Op-Ed]] columnist for the ''New York Times'', taking over from the retired [[William Safire]]. Like Safire, Tierney writes from a [[Conservatism in North America|conservative]] point-of-view; he has exhibited some signs of [[libertarianism]], through such stances as his criticism of specific aspects of the so-called [[War on Drugs]].
Author of ''[[The Best-Case Scenario Handbook]]'' (a [[2002]] [[parody]] of the popular ''[[Worst-Case Scenario Handbook]]'' series), Tierney was named on [[March 1]] [[2005]] an [[Op-Ed]] columnist for the ''New York Times'', taking over from the retired [[William Safire]]. Like Safire, Tierney writes from a [[Conservatism in North America|conservative]] point-of-view; he has exhibited some signs of [[libertarianism]], through such stances as his criticism of specific aspects of the so-called [[War on Drugs]].


Tierney started his journalism career as an undergraduate at [[Yale University]], where he was editor of the ''[[Yale Daily News]]'' magazine, and interned at a number of newspapers. He has also worked for ''[[Science (magazine)|Science]] magazine, The ''[[Washington Star]]'', The ''[[Bergen Record]]'', and as a freelancer for many newspapers and magazines.
Tierney started his journalism career as an undergraduate at [[Yale University]], where he was editor of the ''[[Yale Daily News]]'' magazine, and interned at a number of newspapers. He has also worked for ''[[Science (magazine)|Science]]'' magazine, The ''[[Washington Star]]'', The ''[[Bergen Record]]'', and as a freelancer for many newspapers and magazines.


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John Tierney (b. March 25 1953) is a journalist who has worked for the New York Times since 1990.

Author of The Best-Case Scenario Handbook (a 2002 parody of the popular Worst-Case Scenario Handbook series), Tierney was named on March 1 2005 an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, taking over from the retired William Safire. Like Safire, Tierney writes from a conservative point-of-view; he has exhibited some signs of libertarianism, through such stances as his criticism of specific aspects of the so-called War on Drugs.

Tierney started his journalism career as an undergraduate at Yale University, where he was editor of the Yale Daily News magazine, and interned at a number of newspapers. He has also worked for Science magazine, The Washington Star, The Bergen Record, and as a freelancer for many newspapers and magazines.

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