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John Tierney (born March 25, 1953) is a journalist who has worked for the New York Times since 1990.

Tierney was named on March 1, 2005 an Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, taking over from the retired William Safire. Tierney writes from a libertarian point of view and identifies himself as such. Over the years he has written columns critical of the War on Drugs, Amtrak, and compulsory recycling. His article on “Recycling Is Garbage” has the dubious distinction of breaking the New York Times Magazine’s hate mail record.

Tierney started his journalism career as an undergraduate at Yale University, where he was editor of the Yale Daily News magazine, and interned at a number of newspapers. He’s worked for Science Magazine, the Washington Star, the Bergen Record, and as a freelancer for many newspapers and magazines. He’s also the author of The Best-Case Scenario Handbook, a parody of the popular Worst-Case Scenario Handbook series.

Tierney dated another current Times columnist, Maureen Dowd, when they both worked at the Washington Star.

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