Ty McCormickAssistant Editor

Ty McCormick is an assistant editor at FP. Previously, he was a freelance correspondent in Egypt, where he wrote about everything from military trials to revolutionary rap music. A 2011 Pulitzer Center grantee, his writing has been published by Newsweek / Daily Beast, The New Republic, Al Jazeera English, NPR, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Cairo Review of Global Affairs, among others. He holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University, and a master's from the University of Oxford, where he was a Clarendon Scholar.

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  • In Box

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  • Argument

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  • Feature

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  • The List

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  • The List

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  • Interview

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  • The List

    Rise of the MOOCs

    The Internet is revolutionizing universities, giving pretty much anyone, anywhere access to a world-class education. Here are seven massive online open course providers you need to know about.

  • The List

    Broken Record

    David Petraeus had critics before scandal struck -- they just tended to fly under the radar.

  • Backstory

    The Hot Seat

    What you need to know about Benghazi going into this week's congressional hearings.

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