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'''Lance Morrow''' (born September 21, 1939, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]) is an American essayist and writer, chiefly for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eppc.org/author/lance_morrow/|title="Lance Morrow-Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow"|last=|first=|date=2018|work=Ethics & Public Policy Center|accessdate=3 April 2019}}</ref> as well as the author of several books. He won the 1981 [[National Magazine Award]] for Essay and Criticism and was a finalist for the same award in 1991. He has the distinction of writing more "Man of the Year" articles than any other writer in the magazine's history and has appeared on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'' and ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''. He is a former professor of journalism and University Professor at [[Boston University]].
'''Lance Morrow''' (born September 21, 1939, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]) is an American essayist and writer, chiefly for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eppc.org/author/lance_morrow/|title="Lance Morrow-Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow"|date=2018|work=Ethics & Public Policy Center|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> as well as the author of several books. He won the 1981 [[National Magazine Award]] for Essay and Criticism and was a finalist for the same award in 1991. He has the distinction of writing more "[[Time Person of the Year|Man of the Year]]" articles than any other writer in the magazine's history and has appeared on ''[[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]]'' and ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]''. He is a former professor of journalism and University Professor at [[Boston University]].


==Background==
==Background==
Lance Morrow was born on September 21, 1939, and was raised in Washington D.C., where he attended [[Gonzaga College High School]]. His father, Hugh Morrow, was for many years a chief aide to New York Governor and later Vice President [[Nelson Rockefeller]].
Lance Morrow was born on September 21, 1939, and was raised in Washington D.C., where he attended [[Gonzaga College High School]]. His father, Hugh Morrow, was for many years a chief aide to New York Governor and later Vice President [[Nelson Rockefeller]].
Morrow graduated ''magna cum laude'' from [[Harvard University]] in 1963 with a BA in English literature.
Morrow graduated magna cum laude from [[Harvard University]] in 1963 with a BA in English literature.
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{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

==Career==
==Career==
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Morrow joined ''Time'' in 1965 after a brief stint with the now-defunct ''[[Washington Star]]''. As a reporter, he covered the 1967 Detroit [[race riots]], the [[Vietnam War]], the [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] administration and the [[Watergate scandal]]. He also has penned several of ''Time'''s "Man of the Year" articles.
Morrow joined ''Time'' in 1965 after a brief stint with the now-defunct ''[[Washington Star]]''. As a reporter, he covered the 1967 Detroit [[race riots]], the [[Vietnam War]], the [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] administration and the [[Watergate scandal]]. He also has penned several of ''Time'''s "Man of the Year" articles.
In 1976, Morrow became a regular writer of ''Time'''s backpage essay. He won the National Magazine Award for his essays in Time in 1981, was a finalist for the award in 1991 (for an essay cover on the subject of evil), and was among the Time writers who won the award in 2001, for their coverage of September 11 (in a special issue that closed on the afternoon of the [[September 11 attacks]]. Morrow contributed the essay for that issue). In his award winning September 11 essay, "The Case for Rage and Retribution" he wrote: <blockquote> <small>A day cannot live in infamy without the nourishment of rage. Let's have rage... Let America explore the rich reciprocal possibilities of the fatwa. A policy of focused brutality does not come easily to a self-conscious, self-indulgent, contradictory, diverse, humane nation with a short attention span. America needs to relearn a lost discipline, self-confident relentlessness and to relearn why human nature has equipped us all with a weapon (abhorred in decent peacetime societies) called hatred... This is the moment of clarity. Let the civilized toughen up, and let the uncivilized take their chances in the game they started."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Morrow|first1=Lance|title=The Case for Rage and Retribution|url=http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,174641,00.html|publisher=Time}}</ref> </small> </blockquote> Morrow was a University Professor at Boston University from 1996 to 2006, when he was asked to write the authorized biography of [[Henry Luce]], the founder of ''Time'' magazine.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
In 1976, Morrow became a regular writer of ''Time'''s backpage essay. He won the National Magazine Award for his ''Time'' essays in 1981, was a finalist for the award in 1991 (for a cover essay on the subject of evil), and was among the ''Time'' writers who won the award in 2001, for their coverage of the [[September 11 attacks]] (in a special issue that closed on the afternoon of that day). In Morrow's award-winning essay, "The Case for Rage and Retribution", he wrote: <blockquote>A day cannot live in infamy without the nourishment of rage. Let's have rage... Let America explore the rich reciprocal possibilities of the fatwa. A policy of focused brutality does not come easily to a self-conscious, self-indulgent, contradictory, diverse, humane nation with a short attention span. America needs to relearn a lost discipline, self-confident relentlessness and to relearn why human nature has equipped us all with a weapon (abhorred in decent peacetime societies) called hatred... This is the moment of clarity. Let the civilized toughen up, and let the uncivilized take their chances in the game they started."<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Morrow|first1=Lance|title=The Case for Rage and Retribution|url=http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,174641,00.html|magazine=Time|date=12 September 2001 }}</ref></blockquote>
Morrow was a professor at [[Boston University]] from 1996 to 2006, when he was asked to write the authorized biography of [[Henry Luce]], the founder of ''Time'' magazine.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}


In 2018, he began contributing to ''[[City Journal]]'' magazine.<ref>
In 2018, he began contributing to ''[[City Journal]]'' magazine.<ref>
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| access-date = 3 April 2020}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Morrow lives in [[Chatham, New York|Chatham]], [[New York (state)|New York]], with his wife [[Susan Brind Morrow]], who is also an author. He has two sons, Justin, a writer and filmmaker, and James, a political consultant and journalist in Sydney, Australia.
Morrow lives in [[Chatham, New York|Chatham]], [[New York (state)|New York]], with his wife [[Susan Brind Morrow]], who is also an author. He has two sons, Justin, a writer and filmmaker, and James, a political consultant and journalist in Sydney, Australia.


Morrow’s cousin is the science fiction writer [[James K. Morrow]].
Morrow’s cousin is the science fiction writer [[James K. Morrow]].


==Criticism==
==Bibliography==

Lance Morrow published an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, [attempting to explain why it was dangerous for the United States to discuss reparations for slavery{{cite web|last1=Morrow|first1=Lance|title=The danger of debating reparations for slavery|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-danger-of-debating-reparations-for-slavery-11556837452}}, which was described by Michael Harriot as the most racist thing he had ever read {{cite web|last1=Harriot|first1=Michael|title=Pardon me while I clap back at the Wall Street Journal's bullshit|url=https://www.theroot.com/pardon-me-while-i-clap-back-at-the-wall-street-journal-1834652316}}.
*''The Chief: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons'' (1985)
*''Fishing in the Tiber: Essays'' (1988)
*''America: A Rediscovery'' (1989)
*''Heart: A Memoir'' (1995)
*''Evil: An Investigation'' (2003)
*''The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Nixon, and Johnson in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power'' (2005)
*''Second Drafts of History: Essays'' (2006)
*''God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Money'' (2020)
*''The Noise of Typewriters: Remembering Journalism'' (2023)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*PBS ''Here & Now'' 9/17/2003 episode (audio) discusses Morrow's book ''Evil: An Investigation'': https://web.archive.org/web/20061003003046/http://www.here-now.org/shows/2003/09/20030917_5.asp
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003003046/http://www.here-now.org/shows/2003/09/20030917_5.asp PBS ''Here & Now'' 9/17/2003 episode (audio) discusses Morrow's book ''Evil: An Investigation'']
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Latest revision as of 23:32, 28 March 2024

Lance Morrow (born September 21, 1939, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American essayist and writer, chiefly for Time magazine,[1] as well as the author of several books. He won the 1981 National Magazine Award for Essay and Criticism and was a finalist for the same award in 1991. He has the distinction of writing more "Man of the Year" articles than any other writer in the magazine's history and has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and The O'Reilly Factor. He is a former professor of journalism and University Professor at Boston University.

Background

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Lance Morrow was born on September 21, 1939, and was raised in Washington D.C., where he attended Gonzaga College High School. His father, Hugh Morrow, was for many years a chief aide to New York Governor and later Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. Morrow graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1963 with a BA in English literature.[citation needed]

Career

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Morrow joined Time in 1965 after a brief stint with the now-defunct Washington Star. As a reporter, he covered the 1967 Detroit race riots, the Vietnam War, the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal. He also has penned several of Time's "Man of the Year" articles.

In 1976, Morrow became a regular writer of Time's backpage essay. He won the National Magazine Award for his Time essays in 1981, was a finalist for the award in 1991 (for a cover essay on the subject of evil), and was among the Time writers who won the award in 2001, for their coverage of the September 11 attacks (in a special issue that closed on the afternoon of that day). In Morrow's award-winning essay, "The Case for Rage and Retribution", he wrote:

A day cannot live in infamy without the nourishment of rage. Let's have rage... Let America explore the rich reciprocal possibilities of the fatwa. A policy of focused brutality does not come easily to a self-conscious, self-indulgent, contradictory, diverse, humane nation with a short attention span. America needs to relearn a lost discipline, self-confident relentlessness and to relearn why human nature has equipped us all with a weapon (abhorred in decent peacetime societies) called hatred... This is the moment of clarity. Let the civilized toughen up, and let the uncivilized take their chances in the game they started."[2]

Morrow was a professor at Boston University from 1996 to 2006, when he was asked to write the authorized biography of Henry Luce, the founder of Time magazine.[citation needed]

In 2018, he began contributing to City Journal magazine.[3]

Personal life

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Morrow lives in Chatham, New York, with his wife Susan Brind Morrow, who is also an author. He has two sons, Justin, a writer and filmmaker, and James, a political consultant and journalist in Sydney, Australia.

Morrow’s cousin is the science fiction writer James K. Morrow.

Bibliography

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  • The Chief: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons (1985)
  • Fishing in the Tiber: Essays (1988)
  • America: A Rediscovery (1989)
  • Heart: A Memoir (1995)
  • Evil: An Investigation (2003)
  • The Best Year of Their Lives: Kennedy, Nixon, and Johnson in 1948: Learning the Secrets of Power (2005)
  • Second Drafts of History: Essays (2006)
  • God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Money (2020)
  • The Noise of Typewriters: Remembering Journalism (2023)

References

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  1. ^ ""Lance Morrow-Henry Grunwald Senior Fellow"". Ethics & Public Policy Center. 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Morrow, Lance (September 12, 2001). "The Case for Rage and Retribution". Time.
  3. ^ "Lance Morrow". City Journal. 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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