James Traub Bio | Wiki
James Traub is an American journalist. He serves as a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, where he has worked since 1998. From 1994 to 1997, James was a staff writer for The New Yorker. He has also written for The New York Review of Books, National Review, The Atlantic Monthly, and Foreign Affairs.
Moreover, James is a senior fellow at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University and also teaches at the university. As a freelance journalist, he has written many book reviews and other articles for the New York Times.
Jame’s recent writing focuses on politics and international affairs, including profiles of Barack Obama, Al Gore, and John McCain. Additionally, he has written extensively on education issues, including his 1994 book City On A Hill, a profile of City College of New York, written after he spent 18 months on campus
James Traub Age
James was born in 1954, in the United States. He is 68 years old.
James Traub Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
James Traub Family
He was born and raised by his parents Marvin Traub and Lee L. Traub. James’ father was a chairman of Bloomingdale’s whereas his mother is the chair emerita of the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. He holds an American nationality.
James Traub Wife
James is married to his beautiful wife Elizabeth Easton. She is formerly the chair of the Department of European Painting and Sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum. Easton is also an adjunct professor at New York University.
James Traub Education
He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. Currently, James teaches classes on American foreign policy and on the history of liberalism at NYU Abu Dhabi and at NYU. He is a fellow of the Center on International Cooperation and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
James Traub What Was Liberalism | Liberalismus
What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea book became published in 2019. A sweeping history of liberalism, from its earliest origins to its imperiled present and uncertain future.
James returns to the origins of liberalism, in the aftermath of the American and French revolutions and in the works of such great thinkers as John Stuart Mill and Isaiah Berlin.
James Traub Books
His work includes:
-Judah Benjamin: Counselor to the Confederacy, 2021
-What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea, 2019
-John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit, 2016
-The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy, 2008
-The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American World Power, 2006
-The Devil’s Playground: A Century of Pleasure and Profit in Times Square, 2004
-City On A Hill: Testing the American Dream at City College, 1994
-Too Good to Be True: The Outlandish Story of Wedtech, 1990
James Traub Foreign Policy | John Quincy Adams
James’ book John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit became published in 2016. He draws on Adams’s diaries, letters, and writings to evoke his numerous achievements and failures in office. A man of unwavering moral convictions, Adams is the father of foreign policy “realism” and one of the first proponents of the “activist government.”
James Traub NYU
James serves as a senior fellow at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University and also teaches at the university. His wife also works as an adjunct professor at New York University.
James Traub Judah Benjamin
Judah Benjamin: Counselor to the Confederacy was published in 2021. A moral examination of one of the first Jewish senators, confidante to Jefferson Davis, and champion of the cause of slavery. James grapples with the difficult truth that Benjamin, who was considered one of the greatest legal minds in the United States, was a slave owner who deployed his oratorical skills in defense of slavery.
James Traub Salary
He serves as a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. Therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. James’ estimated net worth is $98,345 per year.
James Traub Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. James’ estimated net worth is $970,788.
Is James Traub Married
Yes. James married Elizabeth Easton, formerly the chair of the Department of European Painting and Sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum.