Anthony Lewis

Anthony Lewis (born March 27, 1927, New York City) is a prominent liberal intellectual, writing for the New York Times op-ed page and the New York Review of Books, among other publications. He was previously a columnist for the Times (1969-2001). Before that he was London bureau chief (1965-1972), Washington DC bureau (1955-64), and deskman (1948-1952) all for the Times. From 1952-55 he worked for the Democratic National Committtee and the Washington Daily News.

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March 27 - 1927 - New York City - New York Times - New York Review of Books - London - Washington DC - Democratic National Committtee - Washington Daily News

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His first Pulitzer Prize was in 1955 for reporting on the US Government's loyalty program, and specifically on the dismissal of a Navy employee who was not informed of the nature of the accusations against him, nor of his accusers. Lewis's articles led to the employee's reinstatement. He won a second Pulitzer Prize in 1963 for his coverage of the United States Supreme Court. He has frequently written on the Court and matters of Constitutional law.

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Pulitzer Prize - United States Supreme Court - Constitutional law

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He lectured at Harvard (1974-1989). He has been a visiting lectureer at several colleges and universities, including Columbia and the Universities of Arizona, California, Illinois, and Oregon.

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Anthony Lewis was born in New York City; he attended the Horace Mann School in New York and Harvard College, where he earned a BA in 1948. While at Harvard, he was an editor of the Harvard Crimson.

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Horace Mann School - Harvard College - Harvard Crimson

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Noam Chomsky notes that Anthony Lewis is at "the far left of the spectrum" that is available in the mainstream media, and thus is useful in discovering the tacit assumptions that underly all mainstream discussion.

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He is married to Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, who was formerly the General Counsel and Vice-President at Harvard University. She wrote the majority opinion of Goodridge v. Department of Public Health which legalized gay marriage in the state of Massachusetts.

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Margaret H. Marshall - Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts - Harvard University - Goodridge v. Department of Public Health - Gay marriage - Massachusett

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