Jason riley journalist biography

American journalist

This article is about the American journalist. For the Canadian footballer, see Jason Riley (Canadian football).

Jason L. Riley (born July 8, )^[1][2] is an American conservative commentator and author.

He is a member of The Wall Street Journal's editorial board. Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and has appeared on the Journal Editorial Report, other Fox News programs and C-SPAN.^[3] He is Black and writes about his Black experience in America as a conservative.

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He is the author of several books including Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders (), Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed (), False Black Power? (), and Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell ().

Early life and education

Riley was born in Buffalo, New York. He is the son of Lee Riley of Buffalo and the late Ola Riley. His father retired as a social worker at the Buffalo Psyc