Christopher Caldwell
Encyclopedia
Christopher Caldwell is an American journalist and senior editor at The Weekly Standard
, as well as a regular contributor to the Financial Times
and Slate. His writing also frequently appears in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times
, where he is a contributing editor to the paper's magazine, and The Washington Post
. He was also a regular contributor to The Atlantic Monthly and The New York Press
and the assistant managing editor of The American Spectator
.
Caldwell was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of Harvard College
, where he studied English literature. His wife Zelda is the daughter of the late journalist Robert Novak
.
He has five children.
He is receiving increasing attention for his contributions to public debate of the issues of the day. David Brooks
, reviewing the best journalism of 2008, includes Caldwell for his articles questioning the morality of capitalism.
Although Caldwell's 2009 book Reflections on the Revolution In Europe has been accused of stoking Islamophobia
, or what The Guardian
refers to as a "culture of fear
", he insists that he is "instinctively pro-immigration" and conscious of the media tendency to "sensationalise stories against Muslims". The Economist
newspaper reviewed it: "this is an important book as well as a provocative one: the best statement to date of the pessimist’s position on Islamic immigration in Europe." The Marxist historian Perry Anderson concurrred, calling it 'the most striking single book to have appeared, in any language, on immigration in Western Europe'.
The Weekly Standard
The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative opinion magazine published 48 times per year. Its founding publisher, News Corporation, debuted the title September 18, 1995. Currently edited by founder William Kristol and Fred Barnes, the Standard has been described as a "redoubt of...
, as well as a regular contributor to the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and Slate. His writing also frequently appears in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, where he is a contributing editor to the paper's magazine, and The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
. He was also a regular contributor to The Atlantic Monthly and The New York Press
New York Press
New York Press was a free alternative weekly in New York City, that was published from 1988 to 2011. During its lifetime, it was the main competitor to the Village Voice...
and the assistant managing editor of The American Spectator
The American Spectator
The American Spectator is a conservative U.S. monthly magazine covering news and politics, edited by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. and published by the non-profit American Spectator Foundation. From its founding in 1967 until the late 1980s, the small-circulation magazine featured the writings of authors...
.
Caldwell was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
, where he studied English literature. His wife Zelda is the daughter of the late journalist Robert Novak
Robert Novak
Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. After working for two newspapers before serving for the U.S. Army in the Korean War, he became a reporter for the Associated Press and then for...
.
He has five children.
He is receiving increasing attention for his contributions to public debate of the issues of the day. David Brooks
David Brooks (journalist)
David Brooks is a Canadian-born political and cultural commentator who considers himself a moderate and writes for the New York Times...
, reviewing the best journalism of 2008, includes Caldwell for his articles questioning the morality of capitalism.
Although Caldwell's 2009 book Reflections on the Revolution In Europe has been accused of stoking Islamophobia
Islamophobia
Islamophobia describes prejudice against, hatred or irrational fear of Islam or MuslimsThe term dates back to the late 1980s or early 1990s, but came into common usage after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States....
, or what The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
refers to as a "culture of fear
Culture of fear
Culture of fear is a term used by certain scholars, writers, journalists and politicians who believe that some in society incite fear in the general public to achieve political goals, for example......
", he insists that he is "instinctively pro-immigration" and conscious of the media tendency to "sensationalise stories against Muslims". The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
newspaper reviewed it: "this is an important book as well as a provocative one: the best statement to date of the pessimist’s position on Islamic immigration in Europe." The Marxist historian Perry Anderson concurrred, calling it 'the most striking single book to have appeared, in any language, on immigration in Western Europe'.
Books
- Left Hooks, Right Crosses: A Decade of Political Writing (Nation books), edited by Christopher HitchensChristopher HitchensChristopher Eric Hitchens is an Anglo-American author and journalist whose books, essays, and journalistic career span more than four decades. He has been a columnist and literary critic at The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry, and became a media fellow at the...
and Christopher Caldwell. Perseus. 2002. ISBN 9781560254096 - Reflections on the Revolution In EuropeReflections on the Revolution In EuropeReflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West is a 2009 book by Christopher Caldwell about the impact of the mass immigration of Muslims to Europe in the 20th century.-Thesis:...
: Immigration, Islam, and the West. London, Allen Lane. 2009. ISBN 9780713999365 - Une révolution sous nos yeux, comment l'Islam va transformer la France et l'Europe, préface de Michèle Tribalat, éditions du Toucan, octobre 2011. ISBN 9782810004447
External links
http://www.editionsdutoucan.fr/livre.php?id_livre=159- Financial Times bio
- Voices on Antisemitism Interview with Christopher Caldwell from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- The Financial Times Author archive.
- Europe Needs To Get Real
- Evelyn Waugh, Reconsidered
- Islamic Europe?
- Why The GOP Is Doomed
- All Bulked Up
- Who Bought Bush's Stock?
- Interview with Caldwell on C-SPAN about his book "Reflections on the Revolution in Europe"