Scott McConnell
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Scott McConnell (born 1952) is an American journalist best known as the current editor of The American Conservative.
After receiving a Ph.D in history at Columbia University, McConnell became active in politics and worked on the presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter in 1976. Shortly after this, however, he became attracted to the neoconservative movement, and began writing for publications such as Commentary and National Review. During the first half of the 1990s McConnell was an editorial writer for the New York Post and served briefly as editorial page editor in 1997. McConnell was fired from the Post later that year.
He has since emerged as one of the leading figures in the broadly defined paleoconservative movement, becoming a prominent supporter of Pat Buchanan. After spending many years as a columnist for the New York Press and Antiwar.com, in 2002 he collaborated with Buchanan and Taki Theodoracopolous in founding The American Conservative, a magazine which has served as a voice for traditionalist conservatives opposed to both liberalism and the policies of George W. Bush.
At the end of 2004, McConnell became the sole editor of TAC, presumably after a widespread negative reaction to Buchanan's reluctant endorsement of Bush's re-election. McConnell had written forcefully in favor of John Kerry's candidacy.
McConnell has also written articles critical of the pro-Israel Lobby, arguing in March 2007 that many voices are speaking up against the influence of pro-Israel groups.
McConnell is the stepson of actor Sterling Hayden and great-grandson of David H. McConnell, the founder of Avon Products.
