This is my website, or rather, one of several. I am a freelance writer and editor specializing in public policy. In the words of a client, I able to dig into a topic, understand it, and write about it with authority. Whether it’s through writing or editing, I take pride and enjoyment in translating the work of academics and specialists into language that non-specialists can understand.
Current and former clients (partial list)
Buckeye Institute; Dolan Media; Humphrey Institute; Kansas Policy Institute; Mackinac Center for Public Policy; Prometheus Institute; Thomson Reuters; Sage Financial Group; State Policy Network
An overview of my work
Copy editing, proofreading, writing, coaching of new writers, research reports, basic web and online media maintenance
Kinds of work I deliver
Blog posts; op-eds; newspaper columns; newsletter articles (printed and electronic); reports; book reviews; customer testimonials; fundraising letters; Facebook pages and Twitter updates
Topics
Education, health care, economic growth, taxes, and state and local government
Portfolio
- Writing and editing: Reports, op-eds, articles
- Fundraising: If you need some help with direct appeals to donors
- Minnesota Free Market Institute: Health care, education, state budgets, political philosophy
- State House Call: Health care policy
- Kansas Education: K-12 education policy
- The Michigan View: Political commentary 2010-present
- Detroit News Politics: Political commentary 2004-2010
Newspaper credits
Detroit News; Kansas City Star; Minneapolis Star-Tribune; St. Paul Legal Ledger/Capitol Report; Wichita Eagle
Radio appearances
WJR-AM, Michigan; WKLA-AM, Michigan; WWTC-AM, Minnesota; KVRS-AM, Oklahoma
Current and former affiliations
Gerson Lehrman Group, council member; The Michigan View, opinion columnist; Editorial Freelancers Association, former chapter president; Professional Editors Network, former member; Freelancers Union, member; listed in the Policy Experts directory of The Heritage Foundation; Minnesota Free Market Institute, policy fellow; Kansas Policy institute, policy fellow
Blog
My self-published blog on state and local issues goes back to May, 2003. Most early material omitted due to technical issues.
Contact
The best way to contact me is to send an e-mail, using both my first name and the name of this domain as the relevant parts of the e-mail address. You may also contact me through my LinkedIn profile.
