Jonathan V. Last

Early life and education

Last was born in 1974 in Camden, New Jersey. He grew up in Woodbury and Moorestown Township, New Jersey. Last is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, where he studied molecular biology.

Career

Last writes for The Wall Street Journal and has also written for the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, the New York Post, Salon, The Washington Times, Slate, the New York Press, First Things, the Claremont Review of Books, and other publications. He has appeared on several radio and television outlets.

Last writes analyses of demographic trends, including articles and blog posts on the American birth rate, the voting patterns of the rising number of single Americans, and the collapsing fertility rates in Korea. His first book, What to Expect When No One’s Expecting, is a detailed examination of the origins and consequences of these and related trends. Last also frequently writes on politics and popular culture. He was an early skeptic about Mitt Romney's electoral prospects in the 2012 United States presidential election, drawing attention to the candidate's history of failing to make himself likeable to voters. Last, who has been described as the "Weekly Standard’s resident geek", avidly collected comic books in his youth and often writes about them, most notably in an account of the death of *Marvel Comics'''s Captain America. Last is also known for creating the *Star Wars'' meme that the Galactic Empire was really a force for good.

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References

1. [https://nuwber.com/person/563a29aa05a684fe71275cbc Date of birth of Jonathan V. Last], number.com. Accessed May 17, 2022.
2. "About Us".
3. "Jonathan V. Last".
4. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10F2C719F9FE5FE0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Great leap rightward? Nah, just finding balance"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', January 15, 2006. Accessed March 2, 2011. "Folks meet Jonathan V. Last. He was born in Camden 31 years ago grew up in Woodbury and Moorestown and now works as online editor for the Weekly Standard."
5. [http://galleyslaves.blogspot.com/2005/07/moorestown-triumphant.html] "Because I grew up in [...] Moorestown, New Jersey" Last, Jonathan V., ''Galley Slaves'' blog, July 5, 2005, accessed December 14, 2006
6. (2019-10-21). "'V' Is for 'Victor'".
7. "Columnists".
8. "New York Post".
9. "JVL at the Daily," http://jonathanlast.com/2011/09/21/jvl-at-the-daily/
10. "Ross Is Right on Demography". The Weekly Standard Blog.
11. (December 10, 2012). "A Nation of Singles". The Weekly Standard.
12. (November 12, 2012). "Where Have All the Children Gone?". The Weekly Standard.
13. (December 19, 2011). "Overestimating Romney". The Weekly Standard.
14. Mangu-Ward, Katherine. (16 June 2011). "The Comics Crash of 1993, Or Why Your House in Florida Won't Regain Its Value". Reason.com Hit & Run Blog.
15. (May 31, 2004). "Comic Relief". The Weekly Standard.
16. (March 16, 2007). "Captain America, R.I.P.". The Weekly Standard Blog.
17. Last, Jonathan V.. (May 16, 2002). "The Case for the Empire". The Daily Standard (blog of The Weekly Standard).