Michael Ames

Brooklyn, New York

Covering politics, news, culture, and the West for national print and digital media. I published a book about international beard and moustache competitions before facial hair was hip.

CV: Harper's Magazine, Newsweek,The Daily Beast, TheNewYorker.com, The Atlantic, The Believer and more. For a full list of clips, go here.

  • Work
    • Writer
  • Education
    • Colby College