Jonathan Krohn

Jonathan Krohn
Jonathan Krohn, 2009
Born	Jonathan Lee Krohn (1995-03-01) March 1, 1995 (age 22) Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Writer Journalist
Nationality	American
Subject	International Affairs, Politics

Jonathan Lee Krohn (born March 1, 1995) is an American journalist and writer. He has written for The Guardian, The Atlantic, Salon, and Mother Jones, among others. In March 2013, Krohn was made the International Affairs and Politics fellow for Kurdish media company Rudaw's English language news site.

Prior to his work in journalism, Krohn wrote and self-published the book Defining Conservatism, in which he sought to outline core conservative principles. He gained national attention when he addressed the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at age 13. Krohn convinced skeptical organizers to allow him to speak for three minutes at the CPAC event on February 27, 2009. His speech was well received by the audience and later gained popularity on the internet, garnering Krohn attention on national news programs on CNN and the Fox News. In 2009, he was a finalist for Time magazine's Time 100 for the year. His second book, Defining Conservatism: The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back, was released on February 9, 2010.

In 2011, Krohn openly declared he no longer held conservative views, a change he attributed to his study of philosophers and maturing with age. He was criticized by some conservatives for this reversal.

Krohn, an only child, was born on March 1, 1995 to Doug Krohn, a computer system integrator, and Marla Krohn, a sales representative and middle-school drama and speech teacher. Krohn's family lived in Duluth, Georgia, and has been active in a Baptist church. In 2006, he was voted "Atlanta's Most Talented Child" by Inside Edition. Krohn became interested in politics at age eight, after hearing about a Democratic filibuster on judicial nominations in the United States Senate. The event prompted him to research American history and governmental rules and policies, and he developed an affinity for conservatism and began to listen regularly to conservative talk radio, particularly Morning in America with William Bennett, to whom he became a regular caller.