John Tierney (journalist)

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John Tierney (born March 25, 1953) is a journalist who has worked for the New York Times since 1990.

Tierney was named on March 1, 2005 an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, taking over from the retired William Safire. On November 14, 2006 he announced that he would be leaving the page effective immediately, with that day's piece - "Bring On The Seinfeld Congress" - being his final contribution to the Op-Ed page as a columnist. Tierney wrote from a libertarian point of view and identifies himself as such. He scribed columns critical of the War on Drugs, Amtrak, and compulsory recycling. His article on "Recycling Is Garbage" has the dubious distinction of breaking the New York Times Magazine's hate mail record.

Tierney started his journalism career as an undergraduate at Yale University, where he was editor of the Yale Daily News magazine, and interned at a number of newspapers. He's worked for Science Magazine, the Washington Star, the Bergen Record, and as a freelancer for many newspapers and magazines. He and novelist Christopher Buckley co-wrote the best-selling comic novel, "God Is My Broker," a send-up of financial and spiritual self-help books. (Random House, 1998). He's also the author of The Best-Case Scenario Handbook, a parody of the popular Worst-Case Scenario Handbook series.