James Pogue

American writer

James Pogue

Born|

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

Occupation| Journalist

James Pogue is an American essayist and journalist.[1] He is a contributing editor at Harper's magazine, and his pieces have appeared on the cover.[2][3] 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[edit]

Pogue has written for publications including Vanity Fair, Harper's, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books.[2]

Pogue grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has written frequently about midwestern politics.[4][5] His essay about the city's political history was collected in City by City, published by FSG.[6]

His 2019 Harper's article on farm murders in South Africa has been frequently cited in academic literature.[7][8] He has written about dissident Irish Republican Army groups in Northern Ireland[9] and frequently about militia groups in the rural American west.[10][11]

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,[12][13] and has written frequently about forestry and fire in California.[14][15]

## Books[edit]

Pogue is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West. The book was called a "fascinating debut" by NPR,[16] and praised in the New York Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review of Books and other publications.[17][18] It was criticized by some publications for its personal narrative and essayistic digressions. Kirkus called the book "courageous," but cited "some excess and irrelevance."[19]

## Achievements and honors[edit]

Pogue's work has been supported by the Pulitzer Center and an Alicia Patterson Fellowship,[20] and his 2019 essay about forestry in California was a "notable" selection in the 2020 edition of Best American Science and Nature Writing.[21] He has appeared on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes, and NPR's Today Explained.[22][23][24]

## References[edit]

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 "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. ^ Snyder, Liz (8 August 2020). "Snyder : the Focus of Harper's magazine Cover Story". The Kenosha News. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
6. ^ Gessen, Keith; Squibb, Stephen, eds. (May 12, 2015). City By City. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-37-471340-9. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
7. ^ Hinton, Alexander Laban (2021). It Can Happen Here. ISBN 9781479808021.
8. ^ Gordon, Lewis R. (2021). Freedom, Justice, And Decolonization. Routledge. ISBN 9781000244731. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
9. ^ Pogue, James (3 May 2016). "Republicans". Granta. Granta. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
10. ^ Pogue, James. "Miner Threat". No. September, 2015. Vice. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
11. ^ Pogue, James. "In Oregon, This is Less the End Than The Beginning". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
12. ^ 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.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ Pogue, James (April 2019). "Send In The Clones". No. 124\. The Believer. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
15. ^ Pogue, James (November 13, 2013). "Soul on Fire". Vice.
16. ^ Schaub, Michael (May 23, 2018). "Long-Simmering Rage Leads to Rebellion in "Chosen Country"". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
17. ^ Kabat, Jennifer (June 18, 2018). "Hard Stands". The Los Angeles Review of Books.
18. ^ Hochschild, Adam (April 5, 2018). "Bang for the Buck". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
19. ^ "Chosen Country". Kirkus Reviews. May 22, 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
20. ^ "Alicia Patterson Fellows". Alicia Patterson Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
21. ^ Kaku, Michio (2020). Best American Science and Nature Writing. p. 342\. ISBN 9780358074243.
22. ^ "Real Time with Bill Maher Ep 3: January 29, 2021: Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein, Van Jones | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com". www.hbo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
23. ^ "Transcript: All In with Chris Hayes, 4/26/22". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
24. ^ "Today, Explained". www.vox.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

## External links[edit]

* Grantee Page at the Pulitzer Center
* Author page at The Baffler
* Author Page at Harper's

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* Israel
* United States