John Derbyshire

JOHN DERBYSHIRE is a contributing editor for National Review , where he writes a regular column. He also contributes regularly to National Review Online and writes frequently for a number of other publications, including the Wall Street Journal , the American Conservative , the Washington Examiner , and the New Criterion . In addition to his opinion journalism, he writes on the subject of mathematics and is the author of the books Prime Obsession and Unknown Quantity . His novel, Seeing Calvin...See more

JOHN DERBYSHIRE is a contributing editor for National Review , where he writes a regular column. He also contributes regularly to National Review Online and writes frequently for a number of other publications, including the Wall Street Journal , the American Conservative , the Washington Examiner , and the New Criterion . In addition to his opinion journalism, he writes on the subject of mathematics and is the author of the books Prime Obsession and Unknown Quantity . His novel, Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream , was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A native of England, Derbyshire now lives on Long Island, New York, with his wife and two children. See less