Michael Gerson

» Columnist | Michael Gerson is a twice-weekly columnist for The Post, writing about politics, global health and development, religion and foreign policy. His column appears on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Gerson, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, served as a policy adviser and chief speechwriter to President George W. Bush from 2000 to 2006. Before he joined Bush's presidential campaign in 1999, he was a senior editor covering politics at U.S. News & World Report. He is the author of the book "Heroic Conservatism" and a contributor to Newsweek magazine.