Question: Facts: - credits: '' , '' guardian america '' , '' the american prospect democracy '' , '' the new york times book review '' '' , '' the new york review of books '' , '' the daily beast '' - education: west virginia university , new york university - birth date: 13 october 1960 - name: michael tomasky - birthname: michael john tomasky - birth place: morgantown , west virginia - occupation: commentator , author , editor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael tomasky .
Answer:
michael john tomasky -lrb- born october 13 , 1960 -rrb- is a liberal american columnist , journalist and author .he is the editor in chief of '' democracy '' , a special correspondent for '' newsweek / the daily beast '' , a contributing editor for '' the american prospect '' , and a contributor to '' the new york review of books '' .