John Hendrickson

Professional Bio

John is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Life on Delay: Making Peace with a Stutter, a reported memoir that grew out of his 2019 Atlantic article What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say. John has spoken about politics, journalism, disability, and other topics on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and PBS, and at colleges and universities across the country. Before joining The Atlantic, he wrote and edited for Rolling Stone, Esquire, and The Denver Post. He lives in New York City with his wife.