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Jurek Martin has been with the FT since 1966 and has spent 24 years of those years reporting on and commenting about the US. He has written about his long love affair with America. His column is written mostly with Americans in mind, not only about its policies but also about the highways, byways and people.
He first came to the US straight out of Oxford at the age of 21 and spent three years in California as a school teacher, bartender and encyclopaedia salesman. For the FT he has served as Washington bureau chief twice and as head of the New York office, covering six presidential election campaigns.
He was Far East Editor, based in Tokyo, from 1982-86, winning two British press awards for his coverage of Japan, followed by six years as the newspaper’s Foreign Editor, based in London. He then moved back to full time writing in Washington. He notionally retired from the newspaper in 1997 and did not resist the invitation to return to write his column. He was awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to journalism in 1997.
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Do not let Limbaugh pick the president
When he goes on a rant about Wright’s marriage, I have to wonder where Iraq and the credit crunch feature in the election, writes Jurek Martin
Pennsylvania: a sorry sight!
The Democratic nomination has become a Shakespearean tragedy, writes Jurek Martin
Likeability is McCain’s ace
Half a century of presidential elections demonstrates that personality counts, says Jurek Martin. Americans simply like McCain more than either Democratic candidate
The campaign has entered the surreal season
Barack Obama’s attempts to raise the political tone with his speech on race have been overshadowed by a return to ignorance, surrealism and silliness in US politics
Being ruthless may backfire in the presidential race
Hillary Clinton is going out fighting to win the Democratic nomination, but there are dangers that by being ruthless she will turn off the voters she needs to win the general election
Blood-letting could damage the Democrats
They will need to work together in the election – but if the campaign turns dirty, as it threatens to, this will not be possible, writes Jurek Martin
Wait for the dirt to fly
How the US presidential candidates respond to the coming wave of political attacks, fair or foul, will matter as much as the substance of the charges themselves
Why Democrats must ensure a good, clean contest
In choosing its presidential nominee, the Democratic party should do everything to avoid an incomprehensible and possibly dirty battle over which delegates can be seated at the convention later this year, writes Jurek Martin
Bill: still a cause for hope?
Clinton still has a future, in the government or outside, for the greater good. It would be sad if dynastic ambitions made him unqualified or suspect for the tasks ahead
Tennis beats Michigan’s primary
Tuesday’s winner, Mitt Romney, promised to bring Michigan’s car industry back to its former glory, which may be the ultimate fantasy, writes Jurek Martin
