James Pogue

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James Pogue
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Born
Cincinnati, Ohio
OccupationJournalist

James Pogue is an American essayist and journalist.[1] He is a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine.[2] His pieces have appeared on the covers of Harper's and The American Conservative.[3][4] He is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West, a first-person account of conflict over public lands in the American west.

Journalism[]

Pogue has written for publications including Harper's Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books.[2] He is a frequent contributor to left-wing publications like The Baffler, and his 2020 essay on the influence of tech platforms and Hollywood on contemporary writing created controversy.[5][6]

Pogue grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has written frequently about midwestern politics.[7] His essay about the city's political history was collected in City by City, published by FSG.[8] His essay in the American Conservative describing his skeptical feelings about fellow-Cincinnatian JD Vance was widely-read. Conservative writer David French wrote that the piece was "fascinating," and "with great nuance and insight, it described the escalating American culture wars, and the sense that many Americans felt that they were fighting for their beliefs and their very way of life."[9]

Pogue's reporting on armed politics has been supported by the Pulitzer Center. His 2019 Harper's article on farm murders in South Africa generated controversy and has been frequently cited in academic literature.[10][11] He has written about dissident Irish Republican Army groups in Northern Ireland[12] and frequently about militia groups in the rural American west.[13][14]

His work on armed politics frequently intersects with reporting on environmental issues. Pogue has contributed reporting and opinion pieces to the Los Angeles Times on environmental policy,[15][16] and has written frequently about forestry and fire in California.[17][18]

Books[]

Pogue is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West. The book was called a "fascinating debut" by NPR,[19] and praised in the New York Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review of Books and other publications.[20][21] It was criticized by some publications for its personal narrative and essayistic digressions. Kirkus called the book "courageous," but cited "some excess and irrelevance."[22]

Achievements and honors[]

Pogue was a guest on the January 29, 2021 airing of Real Time with Bill Maher.[23] His work has been supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting,[2] and his 2019 essay about forestry in California was a "notable" selection in the 2020 edition of Best American Science and Nature Writing.[24]

References[]

  1. ^ Snyder, Liz. "Kenosha the Subject of Harper's Magazine Cover Story". No. 4 August 2020. The Kenosha News. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "James Pogue". Grantee Bio. Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ Pogue, James. "Good Guys With Guns". No. April, 2020. Harper's Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ Pogue, James. "Going Back to Cincinnati". The American Conservative. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ^ Delistraty, Cody (March 19, 2020). "A Hollywood Feeding Frenzy Is a Boon for Novelists. Is It Good for the Novel?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. ^ Pogue, James (January 2020). "They Made A Movie Out Of It". The Baffler. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  7. ^ Snyder, Liz (8 August 2020). "Kenosha the Focus of Harper's Magazine Cover Story". The Kenosha News. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ^ City by City City By City. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2021. {{cite book}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. ^ French, David. "J.D. Vance and the Great Challenge of Christian Malice". The Dispatch. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. ^ Hinton, Alexander Laban (2021). It Can Happen Here. ISBN 9781479808021.
  11. ^ Gordon, Lewis R. (2021). Freedom, Justice, And Decolonization. Routledge. ISBN 9781000244731. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  12. ^ Pogue, James (3 May 2016). "Republicans". Granta. Granta. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  13. ^ Pogue, James. "Miner Threat". No. September, 2015. Vice. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  14. ^ Pogue, James. "In Oregon, This is Less the End Than The Beginning". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  15. ^ Pogue, James (June 27, 2021). "Op-Ed: Salmon is an indicator species for California's water crisis. It's not looking good". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  16. ^ Pogue, James (December 13, 2020). "Op-Ed: Trump is making a last-minute push to turn a sacred Arizona oasis into a copper pit". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  17. ^ Pogue, James (April 2019). "Send In The Clones". No. 124. The Believer. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  18. ^ Pogue, James (November 13, 2013). "Soul on Fire". Vice.
  19. ^ Schaub, Michael (May 23, 2018). "Long-Simmering Rage Leads to Rebellion in "Chosen Country"". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  20. ^ Kabat, Jennifer (June 18, 2018). "Hard Stands". The Los Angeles Review of Books.
  21. ^ Hochschild, Adam (April 5, 2018). "Bang for the Buck". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Chosen Country". Kirkus Reviews. May 22, 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Real Time with Bill Maher". Real Time. HBO. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  24. ^ Kaku, Michio (2020). Best American Science and Nature Writing. p. 342. ISBN 9780358074243.

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