Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz began writing for TheAtlantic.com in the fall of 2002, shortly after graduating from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. An early highlight of her Atlantic career was a visit with Harold Bloom, during which the renowned literary critic addressed her as "my little bear."
In January 2006, Jennie joined the Atlantic staff full time. She is currently a senior editor. Although she still enjoys interviewing and writing, her pet project is expanding the site's multimedia offerings. In early 2007, she created the first Atlantic slideshow with James Fallows, and later in the year, she began producing the first videos for the site.
Before coming to The Atlantic, Jennie served for two years as the senior editor of Moment, a national magazine founded by Elie Wiesel, where she remains a contributing editor. Her writing has also appeared in The Chicago Tribune and in the book The Kindness of Strangers, a Lonely Planet travel writing anthology.
Recent articles by Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
Song of My Selves
Psychologist Paul Bloom reflects on happiness, desire, memory, and the chaotic community that lives inside every human mind.
Virtual Adultery
Ross Douthat discusses pornography, prostitution, the pixel-versus-flesh binary, and the strange moral dynamics of a national addiction.
Containing Multitudes
Andrew Sullivan speaks candidly about why he supports Barack Obama, how he became a blogger, and why he's not afraid to change his mind.
Survival of the Kindest
Olivia Judson, author of "The Selfless Gene," discusses the evolutionary roots of altruism and fellow feeling.
The Jews in America
The Atlantic looks back at a time when country clubs were restricted, names were Anglicized, and Jews were struggling to find their place in American society.
Transcending God
Christopher Hitchens on his beef with religion, his faith in mankind, and his new bestselling book, God Is Not Great.
Travels With Condi
David Samuels, author of "Grand Illusions," discusses his travels with Condoleezza Rice and her ambitious efforts to secure peace in the Middle East.
"Israel Is Our Home"
Gershom Gorenberg elucidates the startling politics of Avigdor Lieberman, a right-wing Israeli politician who has lately taken center stage.
Shakespeare Unleashed
Ron Rosenbaum, author of The Shakespeare Wars, on releasing the "infinite energies" within Shakespeare's words.
Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop In
Hanna Rosin, the author of "Striking a Pose," discusses yoga's journey from Himalayan mountaintops to the studio down the street.
Beyond Space Invaders
Jonathan Rauch, author of "Sex, Lies, and Video Games," talks about a new generation of innovative and emotionally complex video games.
Stop the Insanity!
Sandra Tsing-Loh describes the elite, utopian island of urban private education—and explains why she opted to steer clear of it.
Common Knowledge
Marshall Poe on the marvels and pitfalls of Wikipedia, the fastest-growing encyclopedia in human history.
Out of the Darkness
Ada Udechukwu, author of the short story "Night Bus," discusses art, writing, and the politics of her troubled homeland.
Same Planet, Different Worlds
Gary Shteyngart, author of the novel Absurdistan, discusses American rappers, Azerbaijani kidnappers, and what makes satire serious fiction.
A Woman's Place?
Caitlin Flanagan, America's feistiest stay-at-home mom, shares her thoughts on gerbils, gay marriage, and Robert Graves.
Inside the House of Cards
Despite recent riots in Baghdad, Robert Kaplan, the author of "The Coming Normalcy?", credits one U.S. military brigade with restoring order to Iraq's second-largest city.
Terra Incognita
Essayist Rebecca Solnit, the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost, discusses the art of falling off the map.
Wired for Creationism?
Paul Bloom, the author of "Is God an Accident," on why—ironically—belief in Intelligent Design may be an inherited trait.
Bleak House
Rachel Cusk talks about her new novel, In the Fold, which explores the dark underside of a modern British fiefdom.
Myths and Metaphors
Kazuo Ishiguro on Jane Austen, adapting his work for film, and his latest novel, Never Let Me Go
Gilead's Balm
Marilynne Robinson talks about her long-awaited second novel and the holiness of the everyday.
The Perpetual Stranger
Paul Theroux talks about writing and traveling—and the liberation that both provide.
“Neither Heroes nor Villains”
Robert Gildea, the author of Marianne in Chains, talks about his efforts to demystify the French experience under Nazi occupation.
Living Under War's Shadow
A conversation with James Carroll, whose new novel, Secret Father, explores the political and emotional divisions of post-war Germany.
Ranting Against Cant
Harold Bloom, a staunch defender of the Western literary tradition, returns to Shakespeare, "the true multicultural author."
The Guilt of the Church
Daniel Goldhagen, the author of A Moral Reckoning, calls upon the Catholic Church to face its legacy of anti-Semitism and its role in the Holocaust.