Joe Conason

Joe Conason
Born (1954-01-25) January 25, 1954 (age 70)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationJournalist, author, commentator
Alma materBrandeis University
Notable worksNon-fiction
SpouseElizabeth Horan Wagley (m. 2002)
Children2

Joe Conason (born January 25, 1954)[1] is an American journalist, author and liberal political commentator. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of The National Memo, a daily political newsletter and website that features breaking news and commentary.[2]

Conason was formerly the executive editor of the New York Observer, where he wrote a popular political column for almost 20 years.[3] He was also a columnist for Salon.com from 1998 to 2010.[4] His articles have appeared in dozens of publications around the world including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Nation, The Guardian, The Village Voice and Harpers.[5] A winner of the New York Press Club's Byline Award, Conason has covered every American presidential election since 1980.[5]

Conason's books include The Hunting of the President (2000) and Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth (2003). His Man of the World (2016) focuses on the post-presidency of Bill Clinton.[6] The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism (2024), chiefly criticizing Donald Trump, exposes fraudsters and charlatans within the ranks of American conservatism and the religious right.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

  1. ^ Profile, google.com; accessed August 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Joe Conason, Author at The National Memo". The National Memo. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ^ "Joe Conason". Observer. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ^ "Stories written by Joe Conason". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  5. ^ a b "About Joe Conason". creators.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. ^ "Joe Conason". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  7. ^ Beauchamp, Zack (2024-04-06). "The right-wing scammers who paved the way for Trump". Vox. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  8. ^ Pengelly, Martin (2024-07-06). "'Stealing with both hands': veteran reporter Joe Conason details the right wing's graft". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  9. ^ "The Con at the Core of the Republican Party". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  10. ^ "Buy these must-read books on politics and history". NBC News. 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  11. ^ Yorker, The New (2024-03-22). "The Political Books That Help Us Make Sense of 2024". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  12. ^ "How conservatives grew to 'milk their constituents for every penny'". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.