Chait has been criticized for often failing to disclose his wife's career in charter school advocacy. Chait was highly critical of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, arguing that Sanders would have been "an extremely, perhaps uniquely, risky nominee" whose "vulnerabilities [were] enormous and untested." Chait also negatively compared Sanders to 1964 Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. In the same article, Chait stated that Democrats could not win with a populist, anti-corporate agenda. In November 2021, Chait appeared to reverse his position on anti-corporatism as a viable strategy, saying that the Democratic Party had made a mistake by supporting what he described as a combination of far-left political correctness, and pro-business economic policies, which he stated had driven away white working-class voters, and that Democrats should instead take a centre-left, populist stance on both economic and cultural issues. Chait has often been critical of the trans rights movement, accusing it of lacking “accountability”, and has taken a strong position against trans youth being allowed access to gender affirming healthcare. Personal life Chait is married to Robin Joy Chait, an analyst and pro-charter school advocate. He has two children. Chait is Jewish. Bibliography Books Reprinted as Essays and reporting Critical studies and reviews of Chait's work Audacity References External links Video discussions/debates involving Chait on BloggingHeads.tv Jonathan Chait's posts on New York Magazine's Daily Intel blog 1972 births Living people Jewish American journalists American columnists American political writers American male non-fiction writers The New Republic people Los Angeles Times people Journalists from Michigan University of Michigan alumni New York (magazine) people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) The Michigan Daily alumni 21st-century American Jews