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R. Jay Magill Jr.


Born
in Philadelphia, The United States
January 02, 1972

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Genre
Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics

Influences
Theodor W. Adorno, Andrew Delbanco, Christopher Hitchens, Christopher ...more


R. Jay Magill, Jr. is an independent scholar living in Berlin, where he works as a writer, editor, translator, and a host of a radio program on NPR Worldwide. He is the author of Chic Ironic Bitterness, published in 2007, and Sincerity: How A Moral Ideal Born Five Hundred Years Ago Inspired Religious Wars, Modern Art, Hipster Chic, and the Curious Notion that We ALL Have Something to Say (No Matter How Dull), published by W.W. Norton in July 2012.

Magill holds a doctorate in American Studies from the University of Hamburg and served as as staff writer and eventually executive editor of the National Magazine Award- winning DoubleTake Magazine from 1999 to 2005, during which time he was also a teaching fellow at Harvard University. Magill has ...more

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The Problem with Political Intimacy

Just in time for the campaign season. Many thanks to The American Interest for publishing this...
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