Jonathan Rauch

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Jonathan Rauch
Born (1960-04-26) April 26, 1960 (age 64)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
EducationYale University (BA)
Occupation(s)Author, journalist, activist

Jonathan Charles Rauch (/raʊtʃ/ ROWTCH; born April 26, 1960)[1] is an American author, journalist, and activist. After graduating from Yale University, Rauch worked at the Winston-Salem Journal in North Carolina, for National Journal, and later for The Economist and as a freelance writer. He is currently a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution and a contributing editor of The Atlantic.

He is the author of books and articles on public policy, culture, and economics.[2] His books include The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50 (2018), Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America (2004);[3] Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working (2000);[4] and Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought (1993; revised second edition in 2013).[5] In 2015, he published a short ebook, Political Realism, arguing that overzealous efforts to clean up politics have hampered the ability of political parties and professionals to order politics and build governing coalitions.[6] In 2021, Rauch released The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth[7] describing the erosion of epistemic commons, the cost to U.S. democracy, and offering solutions.

  1. ^ Contemporary Authors Online, s.v. "Jonathan Rauch" (accessed April 3, 2008).
  2. ^ Jonathan Rauch. "Jonathan Rauch | Brookings Institution". Brookings.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  3. ^ Rauch, Jonathan (2004-04-07). Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America: Jonathan Rauch: 9780805076332: Amazon.com: Books. Macmillan. ISBN 0805076336.
  4. ^ Rauch, Jon (2008-08-01). Government's End. PublicAffairs.
  5. ^ Rauch, Jonathan; Will, George F. (2014-01-23). Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought, Expanded Edition (Enlarged ed.). Chicago: University Of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226145938.
  6. ^ Rauch, Jonathan (2015). Political Realism: How Hacks, Machines, Big Money, and Back-Room Deals Can Strengthen American Democracy. Brookings Institution.
  7. ^ Frenkiewich, Jeff (2022-01-01). "Jonathan Rauch. The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2021. 280 pp". Critical Inquiry. 48 (2): 423–424. doi:10.1086/717307. ISSN 0093-1896. S2CID 245238241.