James Freeman

James Freeman

Assistant editor, editorial page, The Wall Street Journal

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James Freeman is assistant editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page and author of the weekday Best of the Web column. He is the co-author of "Borrowed Time: Two Centuries of Booms, Busts and Bailouts at Citi," recognized as a New York Times Editors' Choice and a Financial Times Business Book of the Month. He is a contributor to the Fox News Channel and a host of "Deep Dive" on Fox Nation. Before joining the Journal in September 2007, James served as investor advocate at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he encouraged the transformation of financial reporting technology to benefit individual investors. He is a graduate of Yale.

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Best of the Web

Floyd vs. Looters

June 2, 2020 09:30 pm ET

America’s mayors should listen to the brother of George Floyd.

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Let Them Play

May 26, 2020 07:31 pm ET

Lockdowns are easing but many children remain restricted.

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Minnesota Not Nice

May 21, 2020 05:19 pm ET

Could a state design a more destructive policy to address coronavirus?

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Steelers vs. Doomers

May 20, 2020 06:41 pm ET

Does Ben Roethlisberger understand virus risk better than Pennsylvania’s governor?

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The Next Trump Tax Reform

May 19, 2020 06:58 pm ET

Hopeful signs of economic revival, but it cannot be engineered with federal spending.

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Biden’s #MeToo Blunder

May 15, 2020 04:15 pm ET

The former vice president just made it much harder for friends to support him.

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Colorado and CNN

May 14, 2020 07:25 pm ET

A refreshing challenge to conventional media wisdom.

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