The American Spectator : Staff : Wlady Pleszczynski

Wlady Pleszczynski

Editorial Director

Wlady Pleszczynski is editorial director of The American Spectator and editor of AmSpec Online. His tenure at the Spectator dates back to August 1980. A native of Santa Barbara, California, he (and his wife Joanna) have two sons, two cats, and a famous dog.

His work has also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Review, Slate, the Weekly Standard, the Women's Quarterly, and the Times Literary Supplement. He was a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, in 2001-2002. He is also the editor of Our Brave New World: Essays on the Impact of September 11 (Hoover Institution Press, 2002).

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When in Rome, March for Life May 14, 2013
Paul Ryan Preview (Hi, Barney!) May 8, 2013
Boys and Girls from the May 2013 issue
Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust April 19, 2013
Catholics and Human Trafficking April 18, 2013
American Rand Stand from the April 2013 issue
Sounds of Silence from the March 2013 issue
Finally a Republican Talks Back — Rep. Pompeo Shows How February 26, 2013
Pope Benedict to Resign February 11, 2013
Constitutional Contraception February 8, 2013
Clearing the Air from the February 2013 issue
‘How Roe Changed America’ January 25, 2013
Just Deserts: A Case Study January 18, 2013
Borderline Barack January 10, 2013
Richard Ben Cramer, RIP January 9, 2013
Rebel Without a Cause January 3, 2013
Thought of the Day December 13, 2012
Kerry On December 13, 2012
‘I Think Ayn Rand Has a Counterfeit Form of Christianity’ December 9, 2012
We’ve Survived Worse from the December 2012 - January 2013 issue
Meet Archbishop Shevchuk November 16, 2012
All In for All In November 14, 2012
Cause for Concern November 5, 2012
On the Eve from the November 2012 issue
Among the Secularists November 2, 2012
Two Archbishops on Immigration Politics October 30, 2012
Must Viewing October 23, 2012
The Likable Arlen Specter October 14, 2012
The Quality of Mercy from the October 2012 issue
Maybe Obama Should Have Stayed in Vegas October 4, 2012
Jobs Report Black Friday September 7, 2012
Signs of Desperation from the September 2012 issue
Goodbye Lenin! July 21, 2012
Brian Ross Watch July 20, 2012
Deader Than Ever from the July - Aug 2012 issue
The Capretta Warning June 28, 2012
Heaven Can’t Wait from the June 2012 issue
When Senator Lugar Came to Dinner May 9, 2012
Sarkozy Defeated May 6, 2012
Only 40 Miles From Tampa May 6, 2012
The Choice Is Ours from the May 2012 issue
Trendspotting April 11, 2012
Art Criticism of the Day April 11, 2012
A Race to the Finish April 5, 2012
Jumping Through Hoops April 3, 2012
It’s Over from the April 2012 issue
‘An Absolutely Stunning Piece’ January 27, 2012
Newt, a Racist? January 24, 2012
Santorum Helps Romney Survive January 19, 2012
The Oliver Stone in Newt January 12, 2012

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