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'''Will Wilkinson''' (born 1973) is an American writer who currently serves as Vice President of Policy at the ].<ref name=miskanen-about>{{cite web|url = https://niskanencenter.org/about/|title = About|publisher = ]|accessdate = December 18, 2015}}</ref> Until August 2010, he was a research fellow at the ] where he worked on a variety of issues including ] and, most notably, the policy implications of ] research. Wilkinson was also the managing editor of the Cato Institute's monthly web magazine, '']''. Previously, he was Academic Coordinator of the Social Change Project and the Global Prosperity Initiative at The ] at ], and, before that, he ran the Social Change Workshop for Graduate Students for The ]. His political philosophy is described by '']'' magazine as "Rawlsekian"; that is, a mixture of ]'s principles and ]'s methods.<ref>The American conservative, , retrieved on December 14, 2010</ref> Wilkinson formerly described his political views as ], but he now rejects that label.<ref>http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2012/01/why-im-not-a-bleeding-heart-libertarian/</ref> '''Will Wilkinson''' (born 1973) is an American writer who currently serves as Vice President of Policy at the ].<ref name=miskanen-about>{{cite web|url = https://niskanencenter.org/about/|title = About|publisher = ]|accessdate = December 18, 2015}}</ref> Until August 2010, he was a research fellow at the ] where he worked on a variety of issues including ] and, most notably, the policy implications of ] research. Wilkinson was also the managing editor of the Cato Institute's monthly web magazine, '']''. Previously, he was Academic Coordinator of the Social Change Project and the Global Prosperity Initiative at The ] at ], and, before that, he ran the Social Change Workshop for Graduate Students for The ]. His political philosophy is described by '']'' magazine as "Rawlsekian"; that is, a mixture of ]'s principles and ]'s methods.<ref>The American conservative, , retrieved on December 14, 2010</ref> Wilkinson formerly described his political views as ], but he now rejects that label.<ref>http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2012/01/why-im-not-a-bleeding-heart-libertarian/</ref>

==Biography==
Wilkinson was born in ], and grew up in ]. He graduated from the ] in 1995, received his ] in ] from the ] in 1998 and did work toward a Ph.D. at the ].
In 2009 Wilkinson gained Canadian citizenship via his father, a Canadian American expatriate whose Canadian citizenship was reinstated following a change in Canadian emigration law.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200910/canadian-citizenship</ref>
In 2015, Wilkinson completed his MFA studies at the University of Houston.

==Writing and commentary==
His writing has appeared in '']'',<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2141633/</ref> '']'',<ref></ref> '']'',<ref></ref> '']'',<ref></ref> the ] website,<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,155619,00.html</ref> ''The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism'',<ref name="The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism">{{cite encyclopedia |last= Wilkinson|first= Will|editor-first=Ronald |editor-last=Hamowy |editor-link=Ronald Hamowy |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism |title= Harper, Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' (1905–1973) |url= http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412965811.n130 |year=2008 |publisher= ]; ] |location= Thousand Oaks, CA |isbn= 9781412965804 |pages= 217–18 |quote= |ref= }}</ref> New York Times<ref> Retrieved May 28, 2017</ref> and on ]'s ''Free Exchange'' economics blog,<ref></ref> where he has been a regular contributor from 2007 onwards. As of 2010, he is one of the contributors of The Economist's ''Democracy in America'' blog under the pseudonym W.W.

Journalist ] regards Wilkinson as an expert in the relationship of happiness research to public policy.<ref>"Arguably the most knowledgeable nonscientist in the United States on happiness and public policy, Wilkinson has emerged as a cogent critic of the nascent movement," writes journalist Ryan Blitstein in .</ref> He has been cited on happiness and public policy in articles in '']'',<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2006/02/11/tim-harford-money_cz_th_money06_0214harford.html</ref> '']'',<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/03/local/me-happy3</ref> and '']''.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020701904_pf.html</ref>

Wilkinson has appeared a regular commentator on ]'s widely syndicated radio show '']''. He is the host of a weekly show, ''Free Will'', on the current affairs ] site ]. The show features discussions of new books and ideas with writers and intellectuals.

Wilkinson frequently appears in public forums and debates with leading intellectuals. In November 2007, Wilkinson, teamed with ] economist ], was pitted against ] economist ] and University of Pennsylvania economist ] in a highly publicized public debate on the economic and politics of happiness sponsored by '']'' newspaper.<ref>http://www.economist.com/nydebates/</ref> Wilkinson has recently appeared with ] law professor ] and Stanford University psychology professor ] at ] book forums where he offered critical comments on their recent books.<ref>http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=4526</ref><ref>http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=4894</ref>

==Personal life==
Wilkinson is an ]. He has stated that he does not "like religion very much" in general and believes that less religious cultures or groups of people become better off. However, he has acknowledged that more religious people may be more likely to favor ] than less religious people.<ref name=faith> ] Posted March 1, 2009.</ref>


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* , Cato's Online Monthly Magazine
* , Wilkinson's personal weblog
* , Wilkinson's blog on the political implications of happiness research
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* , Wilkinson's official Cato Institute page
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*], and Will Wilkinson" in ''Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts'' (26.1)]

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Will Wilkinson
Born1973
Independence, Missouri
EducationUniversity of Northern Iowa (1995); M.A. in Philosophy from the Northern Illinois University (1998); MFA in creative writing from the University of Houston (2015)
Occupation(s)writer, blogger; Vice-president for Policy at the Niskanen Center
Notable credit(s)policy analyst at the Cato Institute; Academic Coordinator of the Social Change Project and the Global Prosperity Initiative at The Mercatus Center at George Mason University; host of a weekly show, "Free Will," on BloggingHeads.tv; biweekly commentator on American Public Media'sMarketplace
PartnerKerry Howley
Websitehttp://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/

Will Wilkinson (born 1973) is an American writer who currently serves as Vice President of Policy at the Niskanen Center. Until August 2010, he was a research fellow at the Cato Institute where he worked on a variety of issues including Social Security privatization and, most notably, the policy implications of happiness research. Wilkinson was also the managing editor of the Cato Institute's monthly web magazine, Cato Unbound. Previously, he was Academic Coordinator of the Social Change Project and the Global Prosperity Initiative at The Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and, before that, he ran the Social Change Workshop for Graduate Students for The Institute for Humane Studies. His political philosophy is described by The American Conservative magazine as "Rawlsekian"; that is, a mixture of John Rawls's principles and Friedrich von Hayek's methods. Wilkinson formerly described his political views as libertarian, but he now rejects that label.

Biography

Wilkinson was born in Independence, Missouri, and grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1995, received his M.A. in Philosophy from the Northern Illinois University in 1998 and did work toward a Ph.D. at the University of Maryland. In 2009 Wilkinson gained Canadian citizenship via his father, a Canadian American expatriate whose Canadian citizenship was reinstated following a change in Canadian emigration law. In 2015, Wilkinson completed his MFA studies at the University of Houston.

Writing and commentary

His writing has appeared in Slate, Reason, TCS Daily, National Review, the FoxNews website, The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism, New York Times and on The Economist's Free Exchange economics blog, where he has been a regular contributor from 2007 onwards. As of 2010, he is one of the contributors of The Economist's Democracy in America blog under the pseudonym W.W.

Journalist Ryan Blitstein regards Wilkinson as an expert in the relationship of happiness research to public policy. He has been cited on happiness and public policy in articles in Forbes, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post.

Wilkinson has appeared a regular commentator on American Public Media's widely syndicated radio show Marketplace. He is the host of a weekly show, Free Will, on the current affairs diavlog site Bloggingheads TV. The show features discussions of new books and ideas with writers and intellectuals.

Wilkinson frequently appears in public forums and debates with leading intellectuals. In November 2007, Wilkinson, teamed with George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen, was pitted against Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs and University of Pennsylvania economist Betsey Stevenson in a highly publicized public debate on the economic and politics of happiness sponsored by The Economist newspaper. Wilkinson has recently appeared with University of Chicago law professor Cass Sunstein and Stanford University psychology professor Philip Zimbardo at Cato Institute book forums where he offered critical comments on their recent books.

Personal life

Wilkinson is an atheist. He has stated that he does not "like religion very much" in general and believes that less religious cultures or groups of people become better off. However, he has acknowledged that more religious people may be more likely to favor libertarianism in the United States than less religious people.

Notes

  1. "About". Niskanen Center. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  2. The American conservative, Going Off the Rawls, retrieved on December 14, 2010
  3. http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2012/01/why-im-not-a-bleeding-heart-libertarian/
  4. https://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200910/canadian-citizenship
  5. http://www.slate.com/id/2141633/
  9. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,155619,00.html
  10. Wilkinson, Will (2008). "Harper, Floyd Arthur 'Baldy' (1905–1973)". In Hamowy, Ronald (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE; Cato Institute. pp. 217–18. ISBN 9781412965804.
  11. The welfare state shouldn't be the enemy Retrieved May 28, 2017
  13. "Arguably the most knowledgeable nonscientist in the United States on happiness and public policy, Wilkinson has emerged as a cogent critic of the nascent movement," writes journalist Ryan Blitstein in May 2008 article in Miller-McCune.
  14. http://www.forbes.com/2006/02/11/tim-harford-money_cz_th_money06_0214harford.html
  15. http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jul/03/local/me-happy3
  16. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020701904_pf.html
  17. http://www.economist.com/nydebates/
  18. http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=4526
  19. http://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=4894
  20. Free Will: Liberaltarianism Showdown Bloggingheads.tv Posted March 1, 2009.

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