John Avlon

thumb|John Avlon in 2012 John Phillips Avlon (born January 19, 1973) is an American journalist and political commentator. He is a Senior Political Analyst and fill-anchor at CNN and former editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast from 2013 to 2018. Avlon has also been a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun and chief speechwriter for former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. Quotes Politics is history in the present tense. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/06/obamas_bridge_between_mlk_rfk.html Obama's Bridge Between MLK and RFK Avlon John June 6, 2008 realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics November 25, 2018 Politics is history in the present tense. And perhaps never more than at this moment. The far-right and far-left can be equally insane. http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/04/08/the-rise-of-political-extremism-and-the-decline-of-decency The Rise of Political Extremism and the Decline of Decency Retting Jessica April 8, 2010 usnews.com US News November 25, 2018 A wingnut is someone on the far right wing or far left wing. The telltale sign of a wingnut is that they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. Politics follows the lines of physics: every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/04/08/the-rise-of-political-extremism-and-the-decline-of-decency The Rise of Political Extremism and the Decline of Decency Retting Jessica April 8, 2010 usnews.com US News November 25, 2018 It's part of a continuum. Whenever I interview someone at a protest carrying an "Obama is Hitler" sign, and I go up to ask to talk to them to see what they're thinking, invariably they've said, "Well, they started it. They called our president 'Hitler' and nobody complained." And the reality is that politics follows the lines of physics. Every action creates an equal and opposite reaction. And the extremes incite each other. What's especially frustrating to me is that we're talking about a relatively small group of people. There's a huge, untapped center in America that is frustrated with the agitated status quo. And, I think there's a real need to stand up. Extremes are ultimately their own side's worst enemy. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/05/19/republican-governor-popularity-plummets-from-ohios-kasich-to-floridas-scott-to-wisconsins-walker.html Republican Governor Popularity Plummets, From Ohio's Kasich to Florida's Scott to Wisconsin's Walker Avlon John May 19, 2011 thedailybeast.com The Daily Beast November 25, 2018 And so the pendulum swings again, as the cycle of over-reach and backlash accelerates. Extremes are always ultimately their own sides worst enemy—in this case, making it more difficult for Republicans to win swing votes in these pivotal swing states come 2012. Terrorism is always one bad day away from being issue No. 1. http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/05/02/avlon.binladen.killed/index.html Savor this moment, in the name of the 3,000 Avlon John May 2, 2011 cnn.com CNN November 25, 2018 When I heard that President Barack Obama was addressing the nation at 10:30 p.m. Sunday on a matter of national security, I expected the worst; the best-case scenario seemed to be news of another thwarted terrorist attack. Hard experience has taught me that terrorism is always one bad day away from being issue No. 1. Demagogues always do well in economic downturns. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/09/02/glenn-beck-and-the-history-of-americas-worst-demagogues.html Glenn Beck and the History of America’s Worst Demagogues Avlon John September 2, 2010 tehdailybeast.com The Daily Beast November 25, 2018 Demagogues always do well in economic downturns. Professional partisans are still playing politics by industrial-age rules. They haven’t woken up to the information-age reality. Younger generations have grown up with a multiplicity of choice on every front, which can be tailored to suit their individual beliefs. Politics is the last place where we are supposed to be satisfied with a choice between Brand A and Brand B. http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2010/05/john_avlon_interview Six questions for John Avlon M. R. May 16, 2010 economist.com The Economist November 25, 2018 A wingnut is someone on the far-right wing or far-left wing of the political spectrum—the professional partisans, the unhinged activists and the paranoid conspiracy theorists. They're the people who always try to divide rather than unite us. One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/29/AR2010062903841.html The Ugly Party vs. the Grown-Up Party Gerson Michael June 30, 2010 washingtonpost.com The Washington Post November 25, 2018 Liberals carried signs at Bush rallies: "Save Mother Earth Kill Bush." Says John Avlon, author of "Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America," "If you only take offense when the president of your party is compared to Hitler, then you're part of the problem." Us and against them is the opposite of our national motto, e pluribus unum: Out of many, one. https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/28/opinions/john-mccains-goodbye-in-washington-tradition-opinion-avlon/index.html John McCain's goodbye is in classic tradition of Washington's Farewell Avlon John August 28, 2018 cnn.com CNN November 25, 2018 It is hard not to hear in those words an implicit diss to President Donald Trump and the divisive politics he has come to symbolize. But the fact that those sentiments have an urgent edge in the current environment is one way to gauge how far we have lurched from traditional American terms of debate. After all, "us and against them" is the opposite of our national motto, e pluribus unum: Out of many, one. The independence of our nation is inseparable from our interdependence as a people. Avlon John Washington's Farewell Simon and Schuster Hardcover January 2017 New York 284 English 978-1-4767-4646-3 Semi-obvious but bears repeating: Much of the evil in the world comes from seeing and judging people as members of groups rather than individuals. https://twitter.com/JohnAvlon/status/985540412159950848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E985540412159950848&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbluenc.com%2Fcontent%2Ftuesday-twitter-roundup-293 John Avlon Tweet Avlon John April 15, 2018 twitter.com Twitter November 25, 2018 Semi-obvious but bears repeating: Much of the evil in the world comes from seeing and judging people as members of groups rather than individuals. America is both North and South, White and Black, Republican and Democrat. We are laughter and loss, Saturday night and Sunday morning, Old Testament and New. Liberty and equality are not opposites in inevitable conflict, but act in concert under the practical balance of the Union. In the end, even war and peace are intimately entwined. Avlon John Lincoln and the Fight for Peace Simon & Schuster 368 pages February 15, 2022 1982108126 External links John Avlon's Website John Avlon at CNN Best of John Avlon on CNN John Avlon at The Daily Beast John Avlon on C-SPAN Category:Columnists from the United States Category:Political authors from the United States Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:Journalists from North Carolina