Actor and author Ben Stein put it this way: "... a poet. I don't see anyone out there under the age of 50 writing better short pieces than he is right now." Michael Long is a writer of growing acclaim. He is an accomplished author, essayist, editorialist and speechwriter with experience in government, business, and the non-profit world. In 2008 he began teaching writing in the graduate school at Georgetown University. He has led reading programs for children of migrant farm workers, and has delivered guest lectures on humor and speechwriting at George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management.

After a decade in the private sector, Michael Long was tapped by Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson to come to Capitol Hill as his sole speechwriter. During his tenure, Mr. Long also wrote Senator Thompson's half of the daily radio debate Face Off against Senator Ted Kennedy, and directed preparation for the Senator's mock presidential debates against Senator Bob Dole.

Mr. Long is also an accomplished humorist. While a graduate student in physics at Vanderbilt University, Mr. Long began performing comedy, eventually becoming a house emcee for one of the oldest comedy clubs in America. He has appeared on television numerous times, was a Comic Relief competition winner, and has taught several courses on stand-up performance.

Mr. Long has written remarks for Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, diplomats, businessmen and women, CEOs, and presidential candidates. In addition, he has served as chief speechwriter for the largest trade association in the U.S. He has contributed to The Weekly Standard and National Review Online, and has been a political columnist for Jewish World Review. In addition, his work has earned "Best of the Web" honors from the Wall Street Journal.

He has appeared on CNBC, serves as a domestic issues debater for the Close-Up Foundation and a moderator for the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, is a frequent guest on talk radio, and is a guest host on the nationwide Radio America network. Beyond his more serious work in politics and policy, he has been consulted for material in The Onion and for Saturday Night Live.

Currently, he contributes to the blog PoliticalMavens.com and is a consultant to the American Film Renaissance.

Mr. Long is a director of the White House Writers Group in Washington, DC and has been a contributing editor for culture for the Washington, DC Examiner newspaper. In addition, he was the creator and editor of the syndicated feature "Too Tough for TV: Rejected Jokes of the Late Night Comics." He holds a B.S. in Physics from Murray State University. He and his wife Julia live in Burke, Virginia. They have one son and twin girls.