Joseph听Bottum
- Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy
- BENSON CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Joseph Bottum听is one of the nation鈥檚 most widely published writers, with over a thousand essays, reviews, poems, and short stories from the听Atlantic听to the听Wall Street Journal. Holding a Ph.D. in medieval philosophy, he is currently the Visiting Scholar of Conservative Thought and Policy for the Benson Center at the University of Colorado. 鈥淎 poet and critic and essayist with a sideline in history and philosophy,鈥 according to the听New York Times, Bottum has twice been the #1 nationally bestselling ebook author. His print books including four volumes of poetry along with the sociological study,听An Anxious Age, and听The World Is Awake, for which he shared the Christopher Award for the year鈥檚 best children鈥檚 book.听National Review听has called him the 鈥減oetic voice鈥 of American commentary who 鈥渟haped the minds of a generation,鈥 adding that 鈥渉is name would be mandatory on any objective short list of America鈥檚 public intellectuals.鈥
