Taki Theodoracopulos was born on August 11, 1937, in Greece. He was educated in the United States at The Lawrenceville School, New Jersey; at the University of Virginia; and in England at Pentonville Prison, just outside London. See his memoir, Nothing to Declare (ISBN 0-87113-484-5), for details.

He is the High Life columnist for the London Spectator, the co-founder and co-editor (with Pat Buchanan and Scott McConnell) of The American  Conservative, and writes for the New York Press and Quest magazine.

Read the editorial reviews of Nothing to Declare.