Mark shields opinion columns

American political columnist and commentator (1937–2022)

This article is about the American political commentator.

We also lost Mark Shields, the wise and wisecracking political commentator.

For the former deputy police commissioner of Jamaica, see Mark Shields (police officer). For the Australian referee, see Mark Shield.

Mark Stephen Shields (May 25, 1937 – June 18, 2022) was an American political columnist, advisor, and commentator.

He worked in leadership positions for many Democratic candidates' electoral campaigns.

Shields provided weekly political analysis and commentary for the PBS NewsHour from 1988 to 2020.

I can conjure many reasons Mark Shields's analysis of politics and government has struck a chord with me for so many years, but I think the.

Shields, who died on Saturday at the age of 85, was a Catholic, a Marine and a former Democratic strategist turned TV commentator.

Mark argues that politics is about looking for converts, not punishing heretics.

Editorial writer, then as an opinion column writer.

Success, to Shields, is defined by making policy and legislation better than it served the day before rather than building a grand opera house.

His on-screen counterpart from 2001 to 2020 was David Brooks of The New York Times. Previous counterparts were the late William Safire, Paul Gigot of The Wall Street Journal, and David Gergen. Shields was also a regular panelist on Inside Washington, a weekly public affairs show that was seen on both PBS and ABC until it ceased production in December 2013.

Shields was moderator and panelist on CNN's Capital Gang