Author

Jordan Michael Smith is an award-winning journalist, ghostwriter and speechwriter. A contributing editor at The New Republic, he has ghostwritten or co-authored three books, and he wrote a bestselling e-book about former President Jimmy Carter called Humanity. He was a speechwriter for the mayor of New York City and a communications consultant for both the United Nations and the governor of New York. His writing has appeared in print and online for many publications, including the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Esquire, BBC, Globe and Mail, and MSNBC.