Yale Bulletin and Calendar

January 21, 2000

Volume 28, Number 17

Jonathan Rauch

Noted journalist to talk about
government as Poynter Fellow

Jonathan Rauch '82, a senior writer and columnist for National Journal magazine in Washington, D.C. who is noted for his writing and commentary on public policy, culture and economics, will present two talks on campus as a Poynter Fellow.

On Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 4:30 p.m., Rauch will be the guest at a tea in the Pierson College master's house, 231 Park St. The following day at 4:30 p.m., he will deliver the Poynter Fellowship Lecture on the topic "Government's End: Why Washington Stopped Working" in Rm. 127 of the Law School, 127 Wall St. Both events are free and open to the public.

The title of Rauch's Yale speech is also the name of the journalist's just-published book, an extensively revised version of his 1994 book "Demosclerosis: The Silent Killer of American Government." In the work, Rauch states that federal government is gradually losing its ability to adapt and solve problems.

Rauch writes a biweekly column for National Journal called "Social Studies," in which he delves into topics on the themes of culture, politics and law, and is also a writer in residence at the Brookings Institution, a leading Washington think-tank. He also has written for numerous national newspapers and magazines on topics as varied as adultery, agriculture, economics, gay marriage, height discrimination and animal rights.

Rauch's other books are "The Outnation: A Search for the Soul of Japan" and "Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought," which defended free speech, including racist and sexist speech. He also coathored a 1996 report for the U.S. Treasury Department titled "American Finance for the 21st Century."

Rauch began his career as a reporter for the Winston-Salem Journal in North Carolina before moving to Washington, D.C. in 1984. He covered fiscal and economic policy for National Journal from 1984 to 1989, the same year he was named by Washingtonian magazine as a "rising star of Washington journalism." In 1995 he spent a year as a visiting writer for The Economist magazine in London. He was awarded the Premio Napoli alla Stampa Estera for his coverage of the European Parliament in The Economist.

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