About Brian Till

Brian Till

Brian Till

As one of the nation's youngest syndicated columnists, Brian Till
seeks to attract young readers to print media by writing on topics
important to them -- not from a desk, but rather from locations around
the world. Till is a Research Fellow with the New America Foundation
in Washington, D.C.

His areas of study include Middle East politics, Latin American politics and international development. Till has traveled and worked extensively outside the United States, reporting from Argentina for Current TV and covering the Iraqi refugee crisis from Amman, Jordan. In addition, he worked for the internationally renowned Treatment Action Campaign, a South African HIV/AIDS initiative, and amid disaster relief efforts in Panabaj, Guatemala. 

On the domestic front, Till covered the 2008 presidential campaign, attending dozens of events and debates in California, Nevada, Iowa, Virginia, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, and worked for Sen. Patrick J. Leahy. 

Till's opinion pieces have appeared in more than 30 publications, including the Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Las Vegas Sun, Florida Times-Union, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, Orange County Register and the St. Petersburg Times. In conjunction with his writings, he has appeared on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" in addition to local Philadelphia radio stations.

Born in San Francisco and brought up in Jericho, Vt., Till currently resides in Washington, D.C. He can be contacted at [email protected]. His personal website is www.brian-till.com.

Obama and Northwest 253 Jan 05, 2010

On Christmas day, the president was singing carols with his family in Hawaii when an aide arrived with news of the bungled Northwest flight 253 bombing. He would wait three days before speaking publicly. He was, it's important to note, already immers... Read More

Keeping Minarets and Values Intact Dec 01, 2009

Last week, the Swiss public voted to disallow minarets — iconic, onion-shaped mosque spires — in a national referendum. There are four in Switzerland today; each will remain standing, though no others will be allowed. The plebiscite adds ... Read More

The Paradox of Thanks Nov 24, 2009

Privilege and fortune are fickle persuasions. They are each at their essence, it often seems, blinding and numbing in effect. It makes for one of the great ironies of our time: Those with most are often the least certain what to appreciate. The flow ... Read More

Why Kashmir Matters Most Oct 20, 2009

The most vital region in this world today, for U.S. interests at least, remains a maze of cloud-sheering piles of rock and sweeping valleys, both checkered by impoverished towns and men clutching AKs — but this pile is hundreds of miles from K... Read More