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Jonathan Cohn

Lecturer in Public Policy
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Jonathan Cohn is a lecturer in public policy at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the senior national correspondent for HuffPost. At HuffPost, Cohn writes about politics and policy with a focus on social welfare. He is also the author of Sick (2007, HarperCollins) and The Ten Year War (2021, St. Martin's). Jonathan, who is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance, worked previously at the New Republic and American Prospect, and has written for The Atlantic, New York Times Magazine, and Self, among other publications. His journalism has won awards from the Sidney Hillman Foundation, the Association of Health Care Journalists, World Hunger Year, and the National Women's Political Caucus.

Learn more about Cohn on his Authory page.

Educational background

  • BA in political science and government, Harvard University (1991)

Professional affiliations

  • Member, National Academy of Social Insurance