Beinart is Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York. He is also a Contributing Opinion Writer at The New York Times, a CNN Political Peter Commentator, Editor-at-Large of Jewish Currents and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He writes the Beinart Notebook newsletter on Substack.Com
His first book, The Good Fight, was published by HarperCollins in 2006. His second book, The Icarus Syndrome, was published by HarperCollins in 2010. His third, The Crisis of Zionism, was published by Times Books in 2012.
Beinart has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the Boston Globe, the Atlantic, Newsweek, Slate, Reader’s Digest, Die Zeit, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and Polity: the Journal of the Northeastern Political Science Studies Association. The Week magazine named him columnist of the year for 2004. In 2005, he gave the Theodore H. White lecture at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
He has appeared on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Charlie Rose, Meet the Press, The Colbert Report and many other television programs.
Beinart graduated from Yale University, winning a Rhodes scholarship for graduate study at Oxford University. After graduating from University College, Oxford, Beinart became The New Republic's managing editor in 1995. He became senior editor in 1997, and from 1999 to 2006 served as the magazine’s Editor.
- Politics Today
- Peter Beinart offers a comprehensive picture of the political landscape. He offers an analysis of where the parties are and what their futures hold for them, including evaluating the perils of incumbency and the demographic changes that are affecting electoral results. With an independent perspective, he offers an original viewpoint on the current administration’s agenda and its challenges in achieving it. Beinart’s balanced scrutiny of the issues and current events gives audiences an entertaining and edifying experience they won’t soon forget.
- The Demographics of Politics
- Beinart offers audiences unique perspectives on the demographic shifts affecting politics including the rise of populism. He addresses how cultural changes are favoring Democrats and the emergence of non-traditional party structures, plus what traditional Republicans can do to minimize their loss of influence. Looking at both younger voters and minorities, Beinart gives unique and compelling insight into this transition in American politics, outlining what these groups care about and how changes in American society will affect future elections and the course of government policy.
- American Foreign Policy
- Beinart addresses American foreign policy and America’s place on the world stage, covering issues like how we must adapt to being relatively less powerful – we are not the only major player anymore and cannot will situations to go our way as we once had in the past. Beinart talks about how we navigate this new world and how we temper our can-do spirit with a more realistic assessment of ourselves and our fallibility while still making the most out of our opportunities and standing. He rounds this talk out by explaining how these issues affect businesses and politics alike.
- The Future of Israel
- As Jewish settlements grow and the West Bank becomes more and more inseparable from Israel, questions about Israel’s future mount. Will Israel annex the West Bank? Is territorial withdrawal, and the creation of a Palestinian state, still possible? Can Israel reconcile its security needs with its founding imperative to be a democratic Jewish state.
- The Future of American Jews
- Since the 1967 war, major American Jewish organizations have enthusiastically rallied behind Israel, claiming it is in under constant threat. But many younger American Jews see Israel in a different light. In their eyes, Israel is not a victim but a strong military power that is presiding over an undemocratic occupation of the West Bank. What will this schism between the leadership and the broader community mean for American Jewry? Will American Jews lose interest in Israel? Or can younger American Jews reconcile liberalism and Zionism in a new age?