Peter Brimelow is a columnist for CBS MarketWatch and former senior editor at Forbes Magazine. Born in England and educated at Sussex, he received his M.B.A. from Stanford University and he has been a media fellow at the Hoover Institution. The recipient of a Fulbright Award and a Stanford Scholarship, he has received numerous awards and citations, including the Royal Bank/Toronto Press Club Award.
A former securities analyst, Mr. Brimelow has been a staff writer at Torontos Financial Post, business editor at Macleans Magazine, economic counsel to Senator Orrin Hatch, associate editor at Fortune Magazine, senior editor at National Review, guest on The Wall Street Journals Editorial Page, and contributing editor to Barrons. He is the author of the books, The Wall Street Gurus: How You Can Profit from Investment Newsletters, Alien Nation, and The Patriot Game: Canada and the Canadian Question. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Harpers, New York Times Business World, American Spectator, Commentary, National Review, National Post, Insight, Contra Costa Times, Intellectual Capital, Spintech, American Legion, Forbes, and other publications.