James K. Glassman (born January 1, 1947 in Washington, DC) is an American libertarian editorialist, journalist, and author. He is currently an American Enterprise Institute Resident Fellow, columnist at Townhall.com, host of TechCentralStation.com , and columnist for Scripps Howard News Service . As a syndicated columist, Glassmans' articles have appeared in newspapers around the world, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Forbes, The Atlantic Monthly, Reader's Digest, and the Times Literary Supplement (London).

Glassman is known for his market analyses and keen insights into economics and equities investing. He is a long-term optimist and is quick to point out positive developments, which is clearly typified in his Dow 36,000 book. Although often tagged as a conservative, Glassman introduced himself as a Libertarian while guest hosting the Rush Limbaugh Show on July 20th, 1999.

Having lived in New York, NY, Falls Village, CT , and Washington, DC, Glassman commutes often between these two metropolitan areas.

Education

Attended private Quaker school, Sidwell Friends School, in Washington, DC. Graduated cum laude from Harvard College with a B.A. in government in 1969.

Journalism

• Served as managing editor of The Harvard Crimson while at Harvard.
• Held first job as a Sunday writer for the Boston Herald Traveler . (1969-70)
• Became editor and publisher of Advocate in Provincetown, MA (1970-72).
• Founded Figaro, a weekly newspaper in New Orleans, LA (1972-78).
• After selling Figaro, Glassman became executive editor of the Washingtonian (1979-81).
• Glassman grounded himself in conservative ideology whilst Publisher of the New Republic (1981-84).
• Served as president of Atlantic Monthly as well as executive vice-president of U.S. News & World Report (1984-1986).
• Part-owner and editor of Roll Call, later sold to The Economist (1987-1993).
• Started television career as moderated of CNN's Capital Gang Sunday (1995-98).
• Wrote a syndicated column in the Washington Post business section (1993-99, 2001-04).
• Hosted PBS's TechnoPolitics (1995-99).
• Chief columnist of FOLIOfn (2001).
• Analyst for Left, Right, and Center on KCRW Santa Monica (2001-02).
• Currently a columnist for Townhall.com (2000-)
• Currently a columnist for Scripps Howard News Service (2004-)

Other Positions

• Served on the Advisory Board on Public Diplomacy in the Arab and Muslim World (2003).
• American Enterprise Institute Resident Fellow
• Host of TechCentralStation.com

Books

• Dow 36,000 (co-author)
• The Secret Code of the Superior Investor

Awards and Honors

• Warren Brookes Award for Excellence in Journalism (1998) from the American Legislative Exchange Council
• Norman B. Ture Award (1997) from the Tax Foundation for service toward sound tax policy .

Further Reading

• [[1]] Washington Business Forward profile
• [[2]] AEI bio
• [[3]] Townhall.com bio