Jason Riley Biography
Jason Riley is an American commentator and journalist now working as a Fox News contributor and a member of The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board where his column, Upward Mobility, has run since 2016. He also worked for more than 20 years writing opinion pieces on politics, economics, education, immigration, and race, among other subjects. He is also a frequent public speaker and provides commentary for Fox News, ABC, NBC, CNN, PBS, NPR, and other news outlets.
Jason Riley Age
Riley was born on July 8, 1971, in Buffalo, New York, United States. Now, he is 51 years old and he holds American nationality.
Jason Riley Education
Riley received a bachelor of arts degree in English from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
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Jason Riley Height
Riley stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 Inches (1.72 m). Information regarding his other body measurements is currently under review.
Jason Riley Family
Riley is the son of Lee Riley of Buffalo and the late Ola Riley. His dad retired as a social worker at the Buffalo Psychiatric Center, a residential psychiatric treatment hospital. He grew up in a religious household. His mother was Baptist and later converted to become a Jehovah’s Witness, and Riley was baptized a Jehovah’s Witness when he was fifteen
Jason Riley Wife
Riley married Naomi Schaefer Riley, a journalist in 2004. Now, they live in suburban New York City with their three children.
Jason Riley Fox News
Riley came to The Wall Street Journal in 1994 as a copyreader on the national news desk in New York City. In April 1996, he was named to the newly created position of editorial interactive editor and joined the editorial board in 2005.
Riley is also the author of four books. In 2008, he published Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders, which argues for a more free-market-oriented U.S. immigration system.
In 2014, Riley published Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed. The book was praised by Thomas Sowell of National Review, who wrote: “Pick up a copy and open pages at random to see how the author annihilates nonsense.” According to Salon, “[t]he American left should start paying attention to The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Riley. His name is on the rise.”
In his 2017 book False Black Power? Riley argues economic success is a more important strategy for the empowerment of black people than dependence on political leadership. In 2021, Riley published Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell.
Riley is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, where he worked for more than 20 years writing opinion pieces on politics, economics, education, immigration, and race, among other subjects. He is also a frequent public speaker and provides commentary for Fox News, ABC, NBC, CNN, PBS, NPR, and other news outlets.
Jason Riley Books
Riley is Black and writes about his Black experience in America as a Conservative. He is the author of four books: Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders (2008), Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed (2014), False Black Power? (2017), and Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell (2021).
Jason Riley Salary
Riley receives an annual salary ranging from $42,544 – $143,769. However, details about the exact amount of salary he earns are currently not available.
Jason Riley’s Net Worth
Riley has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.