- Jonathan Rauch
Jonathan Charles Rauch (born
April 26 ,1960 ,Phoenix, Arizona ) ["Contemporary Authors Online", s.v. "Jonathan Rauch" (accessedApril 3 ,2008 ).] is an Americanauthor ,journalist and activist. After graduating fromYale University , Rauch worked at the "Winston-Salem Journal " in North Carolina, for the "National Journal " magazine, and later for "The Economist " magazine and as afreelance writer.Currently a senior writer and
columnist for the "National Journal", acorrespondent for "The Atlantic Monthly ", and a writer-in-residence at theBrookings Institution , Rauch is also the author of five books.A critic of U.S. government
public policy in general, and specifically in its relation to homosexuals, Rauch has pursued gay-related topics as anopenly gay citation |title=Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good For Gays, Good For Straights, And Good For America |first=Jonathan |last=Rauch |year=2005 |publisher=Owl Books |isbn=0805078150 |page=3 |oclc=57666009] author since 1991 when he spoke out againsthate crime laws in "The New Republic ", and is an avid proponent ofsame-sex marriage .Rauch is also well known for an article he wrote in "The Atlantic Monthly" in March 2003, entitled "Caring for Your Introvert: The habits and needs of a little-understood group". In this article, Rauch described his own experiences as an
introvert , and how being an introvert has had an impact on his own life. For many introverts, his piece became a long sought after explanation of their own personality traits. Rauch's original article has drawn more traffic to "The Atlantic Monthly" site than any other article.cite news |publisher=The Atlantic Online |url=http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200602u/introverts |first=Sage | last=Stossel | title=Introverts of the World, Unite! | date=February 14 ,2006 ]Bibliography
*"Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America" (2003)
*"Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working" (1999)
*"American Finance for the 21st Century" (withRobert E. Litan ) (1998)
*"Demosclerosis: The Silent Killer of American Government" (1994)
*"Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought" (1993)
*"The Outnation: A Search for the Soul of Japan" (1992)References
External links
* [http://www.jonathanrauch.com JonathanRauch.com] His own web site, including archived articles.
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200303/rauch "Caring for Your Introvert: The habits and needs of a little-understood group"] , "The Atlantic Monthly", March 2003
* [http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/list.php?author=197 Articles by Jonathan Rauch] at "Prospect Magazine "
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