Nicholas John Gillespie ( ; born August 7, 1963)
Gillespie has edited one anthology, Choice: The Best of Reason
Life and career
Gillespie was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Monmouth County, New Jersey,
[Smith, Russ. "Interview: Nick Gillespie; The Editor-in-Chief of Reason.com and Reason.tv talks about the print media crisis, his editorial philosophy, and why his libertarian publication won’t be going easy on Obama.", Splice Today, January 30, 2009. Accessed February 3, 2020. "I grew up in Monmouth County, New Jersey, which contains both Springsteen’s hometown (Freehold) and his early haunt (Asbury Park), so I can’t stand him in the same way that only a New Yorker can really, really hate the Yankees."] where he graduated from Mater Dei High School.
[Gillespie, Nick. "Really Strange Bedfellows IIA final word (for now) on libertarians vs. conservatives", Reason (magazine), December 20, 2001. Accessed February 3, 2020. "It's been a long, long while since I've been accused of impairing the morals of a minor (really). In fact, the last time I can remember such a claim being leveled against me was back in high school when I coaxed some classmates at good old Mater Dei High School into seeing Monty Python's Life of Brian rather than a less theologically charged movie."] His educational history includes a B.A. in English and psychology from Rutgers University, an M.A. in English from Temple University, and a Ph.D. in English literature from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
He has two sons, Jack and Neal Gillespie. He married entrepreneur Sarah Rose Siskind in 2024.
Before joining Reason, Gillespie worked at a number of small trade magazines and other journalistic outlets.
In an interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper, Gillespie and Tapper said they contributed articles for the alternative website Suck.com in the 1990s.
In 2010, The Daily Beast named Gillespie number 18 on their list of "The Right's Top 25 Journalists".
Gillespie shared the award for "Best Advocacy Journalism" at the 53rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards with Drew Carey and Paul Feine for their work "Reason Saves Cleveland." He also received an honorable mention for "Best News Organization Website."
In 2011, Gillespie published with Reason editor-in-chief Matt Welch.
As one of Reason's editors at large, Gillespie hosts The Reason Interview, a weekly podcast series in which he interviews various experts about current events from a libertarian perspective.
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