Jacob Heilbrunn

Jacob Heilbrunn lives in Washington, DC, where he is a senior editor at the National Interest, a foreign policy magazine. He also writes regularly for the New York Times and the Huffington Post as well as contributing to The Absolute Sound.

His interest in all things audio dates back to his childhood, listening to 10″ Jelly Roll Morton LPs while munching on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches during lunch hour. He studied trumpet at Oberlin College before plunging into the political fray. His book They Knew They Were Right: the Rise of the Neocons appeared in 2008 and was named one of the 100 best books of the year by the New York Times.