▁of , ▁most ▁recently , ▁the ▁political ▁novel ▁What ▁M akes ▁It ▁W orth y . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Ku hn ▁regularly ▁analy zes ▁American ▁politics ▁for ▁networks ▁including ▁BBC ▁and ▁Fox ▁News ▁Channel . ▁Ku hn ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁political ▁writer ▁for ▁CBS , ▁a ▁senior ▁political ▁writer ▁for ▁Polit ico , ▁and ▁as ▁chief ▁political ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁Real Clear Pol it ics . ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁news ▁out lets ▁including ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁Sal on , ▁National ▁Review , ▁Washington ▁Month ly , ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Ku hn ▁frequently ▁writes ▁about ▁the ▁white ▁working ▁class ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁American ▁politics , ▁the ▁male ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁gender ▁gap , ▁and ▁why ▁Democr ats ▁struggle ▁to ▁win ▁white ▁vot ers , ▁particularly ▁blue ▁col lar ▁whites . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁Ku hn ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁the ▁Tokyo - based ▁Y omi uri ▁Sh imb un . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Ku hn ▁covered ▁issues ▁including ▁anth ra x , ▁North ▁Korean ▁nuclear ▁negoti ations , ▁and ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 th ▁attacks . ▁He ▁wrote ▁about ▁his ▁experience ▁at ▁the ▁T win ▁Tow ers , ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁At ▁Gr ound ▁Zero . ▁ ▁Books ▁Ku hn ' s ▁first ▁book , ▁The ▁Neg lect ed ▁V oter : ▁White ▁Men ▁and ▁the ▁Democratic ▁D