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Jonathan Chait
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American political commentator This article is about the author of the 2007 book "The Big Con". Jonathan Chait ( / ˈ tʃ eɪ t / ; born 1972 ) is an American commentator and writer for New York magazine.1 He was previously a senior editor at The New Republic and an assistant editor of The American Prospect . He writes a periodic column in the Los Angeles Times .
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senior editor at the new republic and a former assistant editor of the american prospect
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american pundit and writer for the atlantic
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