Ken McLaughlin

Ken McLaughlin is a contributing writer to The War Horse who lives in Scotts Valley, Calif. He spent 35 years at the San Jose Mercury News as an award-winning reporter, editorial writer, and editor. 

McLaughlin has written extensively about politics, marine science, Vietnam, immigration, and race and demographics. He has a master's in journalism from Stanford University and taught aspiring science writers for a decade at University of California, Santa Cruz.