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John Tierney

John Tierney is an American journalist and author known for writing on science, psychology, politics, and urban life. A longtime New York Times columnist and later a contributing editor to City Journal, he coauthored Willpower and The Power of Bad; Willpower became a New York Times bestseller and was translated into 20 languages.

Biografia e Jornada do Autor

John Tierney built his career at the intersection of reporting, argument, and behavioral science. At Yale, he initially leaned toward mathematics, but a formative encounter with the nonfiction teacher William Zinsser helped redirect him toward writing. That early turn proved decisive. Before he became nationally known, he worked as a newspaper reporter at the Bergen Record and the Washington Star, served on the staff of Science 81-85, contributed to Discover and Health, and freelanced widely for magazines that ranged from Esquire and Newsweek to Rolling Stone. From the start, his work showed the blend that would define him later: analytic curiosity, plainspoken style, and a taste for contrarian questions. ((https://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/articles/2352-first-use-plain-english))

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That's what really kicked off the modern self-control movement
-John Tierney - Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
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the Crisis Crisis—the never-ending series of crises, real or imagined, that are exploited by politicians
-Navigating the Age of Crisis
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The second, and far more catastrophic, was a moral panic that swept the nation’s guiding institutions
-The Panic Pandemic
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the “invisible graveyard” of Americans who died because of the FDA’s antiquated policies
-The FDA Graveyard
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they are surely the most risky experiment ever conducted on the public
-A Failed Experiment
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We now have the most authoritative estimate of the value provided by wearing masks during the pandemic: approximately zero
-Approximately Zero
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It’s the modern equivalent of the Oracle of Delphi
-They Blinded Us With “Science”
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Conservatives just don’t have that much impact on science
-The Real War on Science
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They are rent-seekers who are basically just squatters on that land that are using it for their own purposes
-Reimagining Times Square

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"John Tierney is a smart reporter and innovative thinker"

Arthur Sulzberger Jr

"John Tierney is a phenomenally perceptive journalist"

Stephen J. Dubner

"John Tierney is a veteran journalist who worked for the Washington Star"

Washingtonian

"Tierney has a distinctive voice and is a very good columnist"

Gail Collins

"John Tierney is a renowned journalist"

Martin Seligman

"Tierney is a fine reporter with a definite libertarian streak and a good sense of humor"

William Safire

"Tierney is a veteran journalist and bestselling author known for challenging media-driven narratives"

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