Andrew Sullivan Net Worth

What is Andrew Sullivan's Net Worth?

Andrew Sullivan is a British-American conservative political commentator and writer who has a net worth of $4 million. A former editor of The New Republic, Andrew Sullivan has also had his writing appear in such publications as Time, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, New York, and his own newsletter The Weekly Dish. He is Catholic and openly gay.

Early Life and Education

Andrew Sullivan was born on August 10, 1963 in Surrey, England and was raised in nearby East Grinstead, West Sussex. As a youth, he was educated at a Catholic primary school and at Reigate Grammar School. Sullivan went on to attend Magdalen College, Oxford on a scholarship. There, he founded the Pooh Stick Society and served as president of the Oxford Union. After graduating with his Bachelor of Arts in modern history and modern languages, Sullivan attended Harvard University on a scholarship. He earned his Master of Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1986 and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1990.

Career

Sullivan began his career at The Daily Telegraph, where he covered American politics. In 1986, he moved to The New Republic on a summer internship and penned attention-grabbing articles on issues in the LGBTQ community, including the AIDS crisis. Sullivan went on to serve as editor of The New Republic from 1991 until 1996. During that time, he generated serious controversy when he published excerpts from the racist book "The Bell Curve" describing a widely debunked connection between race and intelligence. After leaving The New Republic, Sullivan wrote for the New York Times Magazine from 1998 until he was fired in 2002.

In 2000, Sullivan launched his own political blog called The Daily Dish. Over the subsequent years, he hosted his blog through such publications as Time, The Atlantic, and The Daily Beast. Sullivan ceased The Daily Dish in 2015 and went on to write for New York magazine from 2016 to 2020. Sullivan then brought back The Daily Dish as a newsletter called The Weekly Dish. Beyond his blogging, he has published a number of non-fiction books, including "Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality," "The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back," and "Imitations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott."

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Political Views

Sullivan is heavily influenced by his Catholicism and the ideas of English philosopher Michael Oakeshott. A self-described conservative, he supports such libertarian positions as limited government and fiscal conservatism. However, Sullivan leans more left than typical conservatives in the United States. He champions same-sex marriage, progressive taxation, and society security and opposes the government's use of torture. Although Sullivan was in favor of the US's invasion of Iraq in 2003, he soon abandoned his support of the American conservative movement and denounced the Bush administration for its human rights abuses during the war on terror. Sullivan advocated for Republican presidential candidates in the US from 1980 through 2000 before endorsing Democrat John Kerry in 2004.

As an openly gay man, Sullivan has been vocal about issues in the LGBTQ community. In 1989, in The New Republic, he penned the first major article in the US promoting same-sex marriage. More controversially, Sullivan supports the mainstreaming of LGBTQ people into straight culture and the relaxing of hate crime laws, and has had mixed views on rights for transgender people. He has also been critical of the direction of the LGBTQ rights movement, arguing that it has turned its back on tolerance and inclusion in favor of a more radical push toward social revolution.

Personal Life

In 2001, Sullivan was the subject of controversy when it was revealed he had posted anonymous online advertisements soliciting unprotected anal sex with other HIV-positive men. A couple of years later, he identified himself as a bear within the gay community. In 2007, Sullivan married Aaron Tone; they divorced in 2023.

Sullivan became a naturalized US citizen in late 2016. In addition to being a practicing Catholic, he has been a daily cannabis user since 2001.

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