Joe Sobran
Burke, VA
Joe Sobran received his B.A. in English from Eastern Michigan University and did graduate studies in English, specializing in Shakespeare.
In 1972, he went to work for National Review Magazine, beginning what would be a 21-year stint, including 18 years as senior editor.
From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Sobran was a regular commentator on CBS Radio’s “Spectrum” series. He has been a nationally syndicated columnist since 1979, first with the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, then with the Universal Press Syndicate, and now with Griffin Internet Syndicate, for which he writes two columns per week, which are later posted on this site. He also writes the weekly column “Washington Watch” for The Wanderer, a weekly Catholic newspaper.
Mr. Sobran is the author of three books. Single Issues: Essays on the Crucial Social Questions was published by The Human Life Press (New York, 1983). His book on the Shakespeare authorship question, titled Alias Shakespeare: Solving the Greatest Literary Mystery of All Time, was released in May 1997 by the Free Press. His most recent book is Hustler: The Clinton Legacy, a collection of essays selected and edited by Tom McPherren (with a foreword by Ann Coulter) and published in 2000 by Griffin Communications. He is currently writing a book on the abandonment of the Constitution.
Mr. Sobran is also a lecturer and speaker who appears frequently on major talk shows and at conferences throughout the world. In 1994, he founded SOBRAN’S, a monthly newsletter of his essays and columns.
The newsletter is available by subscription by calling this toll-free number (1-800-513-5053).