American author, host and journalist
Robby Soave
Born Robert Emil Soave Jr.
(1988-08-08 ) August 8, 1988 (age 36) Education University of Michigan (BA )Spouse
Carrie Strasz
(
m. 2014)
Robert Emil Soave Jr. (, SWAH -vay )[ 1] is a libertarian American journalist. Soave is a senior editor for Reason and co-host of The Hill ' s web news commentary series program Rising .[ 2] [ 3]
Early life and education
Soave was born in and grew up in the Indian Village district[citation needed ] of Detroit and graduated from the University of Michigan .[ 4]
Career
In 2015, he won a Southern California Journalism Award from the Los Angeles Press Club for his writing about the Rolling Stone story "A Rape on Campus ".[ 5] [ 6] He was named in Forbes ' "30 under 30" list in 2016.[ 6] In 2019, he gained media attention for his writings defending the Covington Catholic High School students involved in the Lincoln Memorial confrontation .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
In Soave's first book, Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump , he profiles young progressive activists as well as those on the political right, and discusses issues such as intersectionality , political correctness , and free speech on college campuses.[ 10] [ 3] [ 11] Writing in The Guardian , reviewer J. Oliver Conroy called Panic Attack "a methodical, earnest and often insightful work of reporting and analysis, not a fiery polemic."[ 12]
In his second book, Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future , Soave questions conventional wisdom about the negative effects of social media ,[ 13] and argues that increased regulation of platforms like Twitter and Facebook could stifle free speech and do more harm than good.[ 14]
Personal life
He lives in Washington, D.C. , with his wife, Carrie, and he serves on the D.C. Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights .[ 4]
Bibliography
References
^ Soave, Robby [@robbysoave] (July 24, 2019). "I pronounce it 'swah - vay.' Not everyone in my family does, though. It's like that in its original Italian, and I prefer this to the American-ized version" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Soave, Robby (2019). Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump . New York, NY: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250169907 .
^ a b Weissmueller, Zach; Soave, Robby (June 14, 2019). "Young Radicals Against Free Speech: Reason's Robby Soave on His New Book, Panic Attack " . Reason .
^ a b "Robby Soave" . Reason.com . Retrieved 2021-09-10 .
^ "Were the student protests at Middlebury a threat to free speech? Two writers duke it out" . Mic . March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
^ a b "2016 30 Under 30: Law & Policy" . Forbes . October 18, 2016. Retrieved 2021-09-13 .
^ Beauchamp, Zack (2019-01-23). "The real politics behind the Covington Catholic controversy, explained" . Vox . Retrieved 2021-09-10 .
^ Uyehara, Mari (2019-01-25). "Who's Complicit in the Covington Catholic Debacle?" . GQ . Retrieved 2021-09-10 .
^ Serwer, Adam (2019-01-23). "The Trump-Era Overcorrection" . The Atlantic . Retrieved 2021-09-10 .
^ Soave, Robby (June 17, 2019). "Robby Soave's New Book, Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump , Hits Stores Tomorrow" . Reason .
^ Bauer-Wolf, Jeremy (June 19, 2019). "Author skewers campus culture wars in new book" . Inside Higher Ed .
^ Conroy, J. Oliver (July 28, 2019). "Panic Attack review: a wake-up call the woke won't read" . The Guardian .
^ Geek's Guide to the Galaxy (October 15, 2021). "What If Panic Over Social Media Is Overblown?" . Wired .
^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future by Robby Soave. Threshold, $28 (256p) ISBN 978-1-982159-59-7" . Publishers Weekly . September 27, 2021.
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