American Affairs
American Affairs is a quarterly American political journal founded in February 2017 by Julius Krein. Krein is the journal's editor. Gladden Pappin, a University of Dallas political science professor, is the journal's assistant editor.[2]
Editor | Julius Krein |
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Categories | Politics |
Frequency | Quarterly |
Circulation | 12,000[1] |
Founder | Julius Krein |
First issue | Spring 2017 |
Company | American Affairs Foundation Inc. |
Country | United States |
Based in | Boston |
Language | English |
Website | americanaffairsjournal |
ISSN | 2475-8809 |
The editors describe the journal as blending the literature and philosophy of the Claremont Review of Books with the political interests of National Affairs.[2][3]
American Affairs was initially considered by some as a "pro-Trump journal [launched] in an effort to give the Trump movement some intellectual heft".[4] But in 2017, Krein wrote an opinion article in The New York Times publicly acknowledging his regret in voting for the candidate.[5] Jennifer Schuessler of The New York Times writes: "the magazine seeks to fill the void left by a conservative intellectual establishment more focused on opposing Mr. Trump than on grappling with the rejection of globalism and free-market dogma that propelled his victory."[6]
History
Predecessors to American Affairs include the Journal of American Greatness, a 2016 political blog, and American Greatness, the 2016 political blog best known for publishing "The Flight 93 Election," a widely read political essay about the 2016 presidential election by the pseudonymous author Publius Decius Mus, later revealed to be Michael Anton.[6][2][7]
References
- T.A. Frank (2018-01-25). "Why conservative magazines are more important than ever". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- Johnson, Eliana (1 March 2017). "Meet the Harvard whiz kid who wants to explain Trumpism". Politico. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- "Welcoming two newcomers On a pair of publications that will ponder the political puzzles of our day". The New Criterion. March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- Johnson, Eliana; Dawsey, Josh (2017-07-23). "GOP despairs at inability to deliver". Politico. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- Krein, Julius (August 8, 2017). "Opinion: I Voted for Trump. And I Sorely Regret It". The New York Times.
- Schuessler, Jennifer (8 March 2017). "Talking Trumpism: A New Political Journal Enters the Fray". The New York Times.
- Sanneh, Kelefa (25 February 2017). "A New Trumpist Magazine Débuts at the Harvard Club". The New Yorker. Retrieved 9 March 2017.