Jay Cost

American political pundit

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Born: 20th century
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: journalist
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, political scientist
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Education: University of Chicago
, University of Virginia
Employer: Robert Morris University

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Jay Cost is an American conservative political historian, journalist, and elections analyst, who writes for The Weekly Standard and National Review. Cost previously wrote "HorseRaceBlog" at RealClearPolitics. Cost has written widely on the Founding and civic virtues, political parties, and the influence of big business in American politics, and is the author of the upcoming The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy as well as the earlier A Republic No More and Spoiled Rotten.

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Given name: Jay
Residence: Pennsylvania

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