Michael Hastings

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Michael Hastings

Award-winning Journalist and Author of The Operators

Michael Hastings is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. He regularly covers international affairs for the magazine, including the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya. In 2011, he received the George Polk Award in journalism for his Rolling Stone story “The Runaway General.” His work has appeared in Newsweek, GQ, Men’s Journal, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, Salon, Foreign Policy, The Daily Beast, Huffington Post, and a number of other publications. In 2010, Hastings was named one of The Huffington Post’s Game Changers of the year. His GQ story “Obama’s War” was selected for Best American Political Writing 2009. The author also of I Lost My Love in Baghdad: A Modern War Story, Hastings lives in Vermont. 

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The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan Buy Now

The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan

"An impressive feat of journalism by a Washington outsider who seemed to know more about what was going on in Washington than most insiders did."

—Frank Rich, The New York Times

"The most impact-laden story of the year...written by a perfect specimen of the new breed of journalist-commentator."

—Barrett Brown, Vanity Fair

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