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The I&I Team
J. Frank Bullitt
Terry Jones
Terry Jones was part of Investor’s Business Daily from its inception in 1983, working in a variety of posts, including reporter, economics correspondent, National Issues editor and economics editor. Most recently, from 1996 to 2019, he served as associate editor of the newspaper and deputy editor and editor of IBD’s Issues & Insights opinion pages. His many media appearances include spots on the Larry Kudlow, Bill O’Reilly, Dennis Miller, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved and Glenn Beck shows. He also served as Free Markets columnist for Townhall Magazine, and as a weekly guest on PJTV’s The Front Page. He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UCLA, and is an Abraham Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute.
Andrew Malcolm
Thomas McArdle
John Merline
Michael Ramirez
I & I Editorial Board
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