Books by Jay Cost

Jay Cost has been a top political analyst for nearly a decade. Currently a writer for the "Weekly Standard," he got his start writing at RealClearPolitics.com. His work has been featured in the "Wall Street Journal," the "New York Post," "National Review," FoxNews.com, "National Affairs" and "Policy Review." His first book, "Spoiled Rotten," was a critical history of the Democratic party published in 2012 by Broadside Books. He received a B.A. with High Distinction in government and history from the University of Virginia and an M.A. in political science from the University of Chicago. He resides in Western Pennsylvania with his wife and two children.