Bio

John Avlon is an author, columnist and commentator. He is senior political analyst and anchor at CNN and previously was editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast from 2013 to 2018. He is the author of the books Lincoln & the Fight for Peace, Independent Nation, Wingnuts, and Washington’s Farewell as well as co-editor of the acclaimed Deadline Artists journalism anthologies. He has appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, RealTime with Bill Maher and The Daily Show. Avlon served as chief speechwriter to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists award for best online column in 2012. He lives in New York City with his wife Margaret Hoover and their two children.