19 Facts About Michael Kinsley

Michael E Kinsley was born on March 9,1951 and is an American political journalist and commentator.

Michael Kinsley attended the Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, then graduated from Harvard College in 1972.

At Harvard, Michael Kinsley served as vice president of the university's daily newspaper, The Harvard Crimson.

Michael Kinsley was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, then returned to Harvard for law school.

Michael Kinsley was allowed to finish his Harvard juris doctor degree through courses at the evening program at The George Washington University Law School.

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Michael Kinsley served as managing editor of Washington Monthly, editor at Harper's, and American editor of The Economist.

From 1989 to 1995, Michael Kinsley appeared on CNN's Crossfire, co-hosting with conservative Pat Buchanan.

In January 1995, Michael Kinsley had a cameo on the first episode of the TV sitcom Women of the House, in which the show's main character, Suzanne Sugarbaker, was a guest on Crossfire.

Michael Kinsley appeared in three movies during the 1990s: Rising Sun, Dave, and The Birdcage.

Michael Kinsley stepped down from Slate in 2002, shortly after disclosing that he had Parkinson's disease.

Michael Kinsley next moved to the Los Angeles Times as editorial page editor in April 2004.

Michael Kinsley maintained his Seattle residence and often worked from there, commuting to Los Angeles on a part-time basis.

Michael Kinsley announced his departure in September 2005 after a falling out with the publisher.

Michael Kinsley returned to writing a weekly column for The Washington Post and Slate, and in 2006 he served briefly as American editor of The Guardian.

Michael Kinsley became a regular columnist for Time magazine, but in May 2009 wrote that the magazine had "dumped" him.

In January 2014, Vanity Fair announced that Michael Kinsley would become a contributing editor and write a monthly column.

In 2002, Michael Kinsley married Patty Stonesifer, a longtime top executive at Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Michael Kinsley is president and CEO of Martha's Table, a non-profit that develops sustainable solutions to poverty.

In 2002, Michael Kinsley revealed that he had Parkinson's disease, and on July 12,2006, he underwent deep brain stimulation, a type of surgery designed to reduce its symptoms.