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Jonah Goldberg
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Jonah Jacob Goldberg
March 21, 1969 New York City, New York, U.S.
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| Education | Goucher College (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist, author, political commentator |
| Employer | The Dispatch |
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Jessica Gavora
(m. 2001) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Lucianne Goldberg (mother) |
Jonah Jacob Goldberg (born March 21, 1969) is an American journalist, author, and political commentator. He is known for his conservative views. He was a founding editor of National Review Online from 1998 to 2019. He also wrote a weekly column for the Los Angeles Times.
In October 2019, Goldberg helped start The Dispatch, an online news and opinion website. He has written several popular books. .....
Goldberg often appeared on news channels like CNN and MSNBC. He was a guest on shows such as Good Morning America and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He also appeared on Fox News shows like The Five. Goldberg has been a strong critic of President Donald Trump. In November 2021, he resigned from Fox News. He left because he disagreed with a documentary called Patriot Purge, which he called "incoherent conspiracy-mongering."
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Early Life and Education
Jonah Goldberg was born in New York City on March 21, 1969. His mother, Lucianne Goldberg, was a literary agent. His father, Sidney Goldberg, was an editor. Jonah was raised in a Jewish home.
After high school in 1987, Goldberg went to Goucher College in Towson, Maryland. He studied political science and earned his bachelor's degree in 1991. Goucher College used to be a women's college, and Goldberg was in the second group of men to attend.
While at college, he was very involved in student politics. He also co-edited the school newspaper, The Quindecim, for two years. He was one of the first men to run the paper. Later, he worked as an intern for several news companies.
Career Beginnings
After college, Goldberg taught English in Prague for a short time. In 1992, he moved to Washington, D.C. He started working at the American Enterprise Institute, a research organization. There, he worked for Ben J. Wattenberg, helping with his newspaper column and book. He also worked on several TV documentaries for PBS.
In 1994, Goldberg became a founding producer for Wattenberg's show, Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg. He then joined New River Media, a TV production company. He worked on many TV projects in the United States, Europe, and Japan. He also wrote and produced two documentaries: Gargoyles: Guardians of the Gate and Notre Dame: Witness to History.
He joined National Review as an editor in 1998. Later that year, he helped launch National Review Online (NRO). This was a sister publication to National Review. He served as editor of NRO for several years.
Media Appearances and Views
Goldberg often writes about topics like freedom, how government works, and the Constitution. He has criticized the ideas of some liberals and Democrats. He also has disagreements with libertarians. During the Trump presidency, his writings became critical of the Trump movement. He also criticized the Republican Party.
He supported the Iraq War and has suggested American military action in other parts of the world. He has also defended historical colonialism in some places, like Africa. He once suggested that U.S. involvement could help solve problems there. Even when he said the Iraq war was a mistake in 2006, he called it a "noble" mistake.
Goldberg has also criticized the idea of "social justice". He says it can mean "anything its champions want it to mean."
Discussions with Others
Goldberg has had public disagreements with people on the political left. For example, he debated Juan Cole about U.S. policy in Iraq. He also had discussions with Air America Radio commentators.
From 2007 to 2010, Goldberg and Peter Beinart hosted a web show called What's your Problem?. It featured conservative and liberal viewpoints.
Views on Fox News
Goldberg has said that Fox News leans to the political right. He noted that this is mainly in its opinion shows. However, he also said that liberals sometimes have a double standard. He argued that they criticize Fox News for editorializing but not MSNBC hosts like Keith Olbermann.
During the Trump years, Goldberg became more understanding of criticisms against Fox News. This was especially true for opinion hosts like Tucker Carlson. On November 21, 2021, Goldberg and his colleague Steve Hayes left Fox News. They protested the network's support for Tucker Carlson's Patriot Purge. They called the documentary "a collection of incoherent conspiracy-mongering."
Personal Life
Jonah Goldberg is married to Jessica Gavora. She was a speechwriter and advisor for former Attorney General John Ashcroft. They have one daughter. They live in the Palisades, Washington, D.C. neighborhood.
Goldberg's brother, Joshua, passed away in 2011. His father, Sidney, died in 2005. His mother, Lucianne Goldberg, passed away on October 26, 2022.
