Josh Barro

Josh Barro
Born Joshua A. Barro
(1984-07-17) July 17, 1984
Residence New York City
Nationality American
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Journalist
Parent(s) Robert Barro

Joshua A. (Josh) Barro is an American opinion journalist who currently contributes to The New York Times in the "The Upshot" venture, which focuses on politics and public policy.[1][2] He identifies as neoliberal[3] and Republican.[4]

Family and education

Barro's father is the macroeconomist Robert Barro.[5] He has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard University.[2]

Career

Barro previously worked as a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research,[6] as a real estate banker for Wells Fargo,[7] as the lead writer for the Ticker, an economics and politics blog hosted by Bloomberg L.P., and as the politics editor at Business Insider.[8]

He appears regularly on Bloomberg Television and appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO[9] and on All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC. In early 2013, he was a prominent supporter of a potential trillion dollar coin,[10] but by late 2013, he had changed his mind.[11] Time named Barro's Twitter feed one of "The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013," one of ten in the Politics category.[12] In 2012, Forbes selected him as one of the "30 Under 30" media "brightest stars under the age of 30,"[6] and David Brooks listed him as part of the "vibrant and increasingly influential center-right conversation."[13] A former aide of Barack Obama included Barro on a short list of Obama's favorite columnists.[14] He is currently the host and moderator of KCRW's Left, Right & Center.

Personal life and views

Barro describes himself as Republican but opposes many policies of the current party.[15] He supports elitism, tweeting, "Elites are usually elite for good reason, and tend to have better judgment than the average person."[16]

Barro lives in Queens, New York, is gay, and supports same-sex marriage.[17] He is also an atheist.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Byers, Dylan (February 24, 2014). "Josh Barro to join The New York Times". Politico. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Barro, Josh. "Josh Barro bio". The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ Sullivan, Andrew. "Ask Josh Barro Anything: The Recent Evolution Of Conservatism". The Dish. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Barro, Josh (February 20, 2013). "Why We Need Republicans". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Josh Barro, the Loneliest Republican". The Atlantic. June 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Caroline Howard and Michael Noer (eds) (December 17, 2012). "30 Under 30 - Media". Forbes. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ Barro, Josh. "Josh Barro bio". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  8. ↑ Byers, Dylan (May 29, 2013). "Josh Barro to Business Insider". Politico. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  9. ↑ Feldman, Josh (February 9, 2013). "Bill Maher And Panel Take On Drones: Obama's A 'Swell Guy,' But He's Basically Just Like Bush". Mediaite. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ O'Brien, Matthew (January 8, 2013). "Everything You Need to Know About the Crazy Plan to Save the Economy With a Trillion-Dollar Coin". The Atlantic. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  11. ↑ Josh Barro (August 27, 2013). "Republicans Are Full Of It, And There's No Threat Over The Debt Ceiling". Business Insider. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ Sorensen, Adam (March 25, 2013). "The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013". Time. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  13. ↑ Brooks, David (November 19, 2012). "The Conservative Future". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  14. ↑ McMorris-Santoro, Evan (October 28, 2013). "Here Are Obama’s Favorite Columnists". Buzzfeed. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  15. ↑ Salam, Reihan (November 21, 2012). "Josh Barro on Why Republicans Resist the Reformist Project". National Review Online. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Josh Barro on Twitter". Twitter. December 3, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ Barro, Josh. "Will Portman and the Duty to Come Out". Bloomberg View. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Mentioning that I am an atheist seems to have led to a bunch of email trying to convince me of the existence of [a] god.".

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