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Andrew Michael Sullivan (born 10 August 1963) is a British-born, American author, editor and blogger. Sullivan is a conservative political commentator, a former editor of ''The New Republic'' and the author or editor of six books, He was a pioneer of the political blog, starting his in 2000. He eventually moved the blog to various publishing platforms, including ''Time'', ''The Atlantic'', and ''The Daily Beast'' and finally an independent subscription based format. He announced his retirement from blogging in 2015. Sullivan's conservatism is rooted in his Catholic background and in the political philosophy of the British political philosopher Michael Oakeshott. Born and raised in England, he has lived in the United States since 1984 and currently resides in Washington and Provincetown, Massachusetts. He is openly gay and a practicing Roman Catholic. ==Personal life== Sullivan was born in South Godstone, Surrey, England, into a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent, and was brought up in the nearby town of East Grinstead, West Sussex. He was educated at Reigate Grammar School, and studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was awarded a first-class degree Bachelor of Arts in modern history and modern languages. In his second year, he was elected President of the Oxford Union, holding the office in Trinity term 1983. Sullivan earned a Master in Public Administration in 1986 from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in government from Harvard in 1990, his dissertation on ''Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott.'' In 2001, it came to light that Sullivan had posted online anonymous advertisements for unprotected anal sex, preferably with "other HIV-positive men". This resulted in several instances of Sullivan being criticised in the media for this, and also for having criticised President Clinton's "incautious behavior" though others wrote in his defence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Andrew Sullivan, Overexposed )〕 Sullivan, in 2003, wrote a ''Salon'' article identifying himself as a member of the gay "bear community". On 27 August 2007, Sullivan married Aaron Tone in Provincetown, Massachusetts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Independent Gay Forum – The Poltroon and the Groom )〕 Sullivan had a long-expressed desire to become a US citizen, but was barred for many years from applying for citizenship because of his HIV-positive status.〔Andrew Sullivan, ("Vatican Beatifies John Paul II As Patron Saint Of Ignoring Problem Until You Die." ) Retrieved on 25 May 2009.〕 Following the statutory and administrative repeals of the HIV immigration ban in 2008 and 2009, respectively, Sullivan announced his intention to begin the process of becoming a permanent US resident and citizen. On the episode of ''The Chris Matthews Show'' of 16 April 2011, Sullivan confirmed that he is now a United States Permanent Resident, showing his United States Permanent Resident Card (aka Green Card). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Sullivan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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