Rich Benjamin

Rich Benjamin is author of Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, winner of a 2009 Editor's Choice Award (Booklist, the American Library Association). His work appears regularly in the media, including on MSNBC, CSPAN, NPR, Fox Radio, USA Today, The New Yorker, and Salon. He is Senior Fellow at Demos, a non-partisan national think tank.

Is Obama Anti-American?

A new book by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer argues that the president is “post-American.” They spoke to Rich Benjamin about how the country has gone wrong under Obama.

Rich Benjamin | Published Sep 21, 2010

A 'Black President' Is of No Value to America

The majority of Americans are ready for a black president; I hope we're ready for a post-American president.

Rich Benjamin | Published Nov 04, 2008