Yale Public Intellectuals
by Sylviastel | created - 04 Sep 2014 | updated - 04 Sep 2014 | PublicAndres Martinez (BA 1988) editorial page editor of the Los Angeles Times.
Marvin Olasky (BA 1971) editor in chief of the WORLD publication.
1. Christopher Buckley
Writer | Thank You for Smoking
Christopher Buckley was born in 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Thank You for Smoking (2005), Boomsday and God Is My Broker. He has been married to Katherine A. Close since September 29, 2012. He was previously married to Lucy Steuart Gregg.
BA 1975; political pundit, columnist,
2. William F. Buckley
Self | Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
William F. Buckley was born on November 24, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992), ...and Then There's Claude. (2009) and Laugh-In (1967). He was married to Patricia Aldyen Austin Taylor. He died on February 27, ...
BA 1950; political pundit, founder of the National Review, host of the public affairs television show, Firing Line.
3. David Gergen
Self | The American President
David Gergen was born on May 9, 1942 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. He has been married to Anne Elizabeth Wilson since November 4, 1967. They have two children.
BA 1963; political pundit, worked as an advisor for the Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton.
4. Kenneth Pollack
Self | Uprising
Kenneth M. Pollack is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he works on Middle Eastern political-military affairs, focusing in particular on Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf countries.
Before joining AEI, Dr. Pollack was affiliated with the Brookings Institution,...
BA 1988; Middle East expert, author, fellow of the Brookings Institution.
5. Gideon Rose
Self | The Daily Show
BA 1985; author, editor in chief of Foreign Affairs publication.
6. Fareed Zakaria
Producer | Vice
Fareed Zakaria was born on January 20, 1964 in Mumbai, India. He is a producer and writer, known for Vice (2013), GPS Fareed Zakaria (2008) and Vice Special Report: A House Divided (2016). He has been married to Paula Henley Throckmorton since April 5, 1997. They have two children.
BA 1986; political pundit, author, host of public affairs show, Foreign Exchange.
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