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'''Jonathan V. Last''' is a senior writer at ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' and has a weekly editorial column in the iPad newspaper, <i>[http://learn.thedaily.com/ The Daily]</i>. He previously had a weekly column in ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''.
'''Jonathan V. Last''' is a senior writer at ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' and has a weekly editorial column in the iPad newspaper, <i>[http://learn.thedaily.com/ The Daily]</i>.<ref>http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/09/28/092811-opinions-column-perry-fade-last-1-3/</ref><ref>"JVL at the Daily," http://jonathanlast.com/2011/09/21/jvl-at-the-daily/</ref> He previously wrote a weekly column in ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''.<ref>http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jonathan_last/</ref>


Last has written for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The New York Post]]'', ''[[Salon.com]]'', ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', ''[[The Washington Times]]'', ''[[The New York Press]]'', and other publications. He has appeared on [[CNN]], [[Sky News]], and the [[Fox News Channel]].<ref name=standard>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/AboutUs/bio_last.asp] "Jonathan V. Last: Opinion Editor" Web page at ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' Web site, accessed December 3, 2006</ref>
Last writes frequently for ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', and has also written for ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The New York Post]]'', ''[[Salon.com]]'', ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', ''[[The Washington Times]]'', ''[[The New York Press]]'', ''[http://www.firstthings.com/ First Things]'', the ''[http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/ Claremont Review of Books]'', and other publications. He has appeared on [[CNN]], [[Sky News]], and the [[Fox News Channel]].<ref name=standard>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/AboutUs/bio_last.asp] "Jonathan V. Last: Opinion Editor" Web page at ''[[The Weekly Standard]]'' Web site, accessed December 3, 2006</ref>


He runs the blog [http://jonathanlast.com/ JonathanLast.com] (formerly the ''Galley Slaves'' blog, with fellow ''Weekly Standard'' staffers [[Victorino Matus]] and [[David Skinner (journalist)|David Skinner]].)
He runs the blog [http://jonathanlast.com/ JonathanLast.com] (formerly the ''Galley Slaves'' blog, with fellow ''Weekly Standard'' staffers [[Victorino Matus]] and [[David Skinner (journalist)|David Skinner]].)

Revision as of 00:24, 7 February 2012

Jonathan V. Last is a senior writer at The Weekly Standard and has a weekly editorial column in the iPad newspaper, The Daily.[1][2] He previously wrote a weekly column in The Philadelphia Inquirer.[3]

Last writes frequently for The Wall Street Journal, and has also written for The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New York Post, Salon.com, Slate, The Washington Times, The New York Press, First Things, the Claremont Review of Books, and other publications. He has appeared on CNN, Sky News, and the Fox News Channel.[4]

He runs the blog JonathanLast.com (formerly the Galley Slaves blog, with fellow Weekly Standard staffers Victorino Matus and David Skinner.)

He grew up in Woodbury and Moorestown Township, New Jersey[5][6] and lives in Alexandria, Virginia.[4]

As a youth, he was an avid comic book collector.[7] He still frequently writes about comic books, most notably a eulogy for the death of Marvel Comics's Captain America.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/09/28/092811-opinions-column-perry-fade-last-1-3/
  2. ^ "JVL at the Daily," http://jonathanlast.com/2011/09/21/jvl-at-the-daily/
  3. ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/jonathan_last/
  4. ^ a b [1] "Jonathan V. Last: Opinion Editor" Web page at The Weekly Standard Web site, accessed December 3, 2006
  5. ^ Staff. "Great leap rightward? Nah, just finding balance", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 15, 2006. Accessed March 2, 2011. "Folks meet Jonathan V. Last. He was born in Camden 31 years ago grew up in Woodbury and Moorestown and now works as online editor for the Weekly Standard."
  6. ^ [2] "Because I grew up in [...] Moorestown, New Jersey" Last, Jonathan V., Galley Slaves blog, July 5, 2005, accessed December 14, 2006
  7. ^ [3]"Nonetheless, I was into comics pretty deep, with a couple thousand issues safeguarded in little plastic bags with acid-free cardboard backing. The last vestige of my collecting days is a clock made from the cover of Teen Titans #36, which hangs in my office.", Last, Jonathan V., Weekly Standard, May 31, 2004, accessed March 15, 2007
  8. ^ [4] "Captain America: RIP at Wall Street Journal March 13, 2007, accessed March 15, 2007
  • [5] The Weekly Standard Web site
  • [6] Galley Slaves blog
  • [7] "Comic Relief," The Weekly Standard, May 31, 2004
  • [8] "Captain America: RIP," The Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2007

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