The Common Reader contributors and staff

The Common Reader is staffed by Professor Gerald Early, staff writers Jeannette Cooperman and John Griswold, and managing editor Ben Fulton. Claude R. Marx is an award-winning journalist who writes extensively about politics, policy, and history. He is currently writing a biography of William Howard Taft. Marx earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Washington University and did graduate work at Georgetown University. His book reviews have appeared in publications such as The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and the Claremont Review of Books.