Jacob Heilbrunn is a journalist and author. Currently, he is the Editor of The National Interest.Heilbrunn began his career as an assistant editor at The National Interest. He went on to become a senior editor at the New Republic and an editorial writer for the Los Angeles Times.Heilbrunn's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Reuters, Washington Monthly, and The Weekly Standard. His first book, "They Knew They Were Right: the Rise of the Neocons," was published in 2008. His second book, "America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators," was published in 2024.