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Alexander Zaitchik
Zaitchik outside of Pittsburgh, PA in the Spring of 2016
Born (1974-11-22) November 22, 1974 (age 50)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupationfreelance journalist
Years active1998–present
Websitezaitchik.com

Alexander Zaitchik is an American freelance journalist who writes on politics, media, and the environment. He has written for The Nation, The New Republic, the Intercept, Rolling Stone, the Guardian, Foreign Policy, the Baffler, the International Herald Tribune, Wired, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Believer, among others. He was a staff writer and editor at the New York Press, the eXile in Moscow, and was the founding editor at the online magazine Freezerbox (1998–2005) and the Prague Pill, an alternative newspaper in the Czech Republic.

Books

His first book, Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance, was published by John Wiley & Sons in June 2010.[1] Political philosopher Mark Lilla called the book, a "sharp and informative smackdown."[2] His second book, "The Gilded Rage: A Wild Ride Through Donald Trump's America" was published by Skyhorse Publishing in August 2016.[3] Writing in the Sacramento Bee, syndicated columnist Ben Boychuk called the book “[o]ne of the most important and overlooked books of the 2016 campaign season.”[4] His third book, Out of the Ooze: The Story of Dr. Tom Price was published by Strong Arm Press as an eBook in June 2017.[5]

References

  1. ^ Calderone, Michael (25 January 2010). "Beck Bio Out in June". Politico. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  2. ^ Lilla, Mark (9 December 2010). "The Beck of Revelation". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  3. ^ "The Gilded Rage A Wild Ride Through Donald Trump's America". Skyhorse Publishing. Skyhorse Publishing. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ Boychuk, Ben (9 November 2016). "Six reasons why Donald Trump won the White House". sacbee.com. The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Out of the Ooze: The Story of Dr. Tom Price". Strong Arm Press. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

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