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Paul S. Edwards is an American journalist and academic and current editor of the Deseret News.
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Education
Edwards graduated from Brigham Young University with University Honors and received both a JD and PhD in jurisprudence and social policy from the University of California, Berkeley. After law school, Edwards clerked for Judge Cecil F. Poole of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Career
Edwards taught in the political science department at Brigham Young University before becoming vice president for academic affairs at the Institute for Humane Studies. Prior to joining the Deseret News as the paper's opinion editor, Edwards served as executive vice president and provost at Southern Virginia University and as president of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. In 2011, Edwards was appointed editor of the Deseret News, Utah's longest running daily. Edwards has appeared on Fox News and is a frequent commentator on religion in the public square, especially the Latter-day Saint faith.
Personal life
Edwards and his wife Margo are the parents of four children.