Dominic Green (writer and musician)
Dominic Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St John's College, Oxford; Harvard University; Brandeis University |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, columnist, musician, editor |
| Known for | Editor of US edition of The Spectator, fellowships at Royal Historical Society and Royal Society of Arts |
Dominic Green (born 1970) is a British historian, columnist, and musician. He holds fellowships at both the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts. Currently, he serves as the editor for the US edition of The Spectator and acts as a commissioning editor for The Critic. Green regularly contributes columns and film critiques to The Spectator and writes opinion pieces for The Daily Telegraph.
His expertise in books and the arts is frequently showcased in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New Criterion, Standpoint, The Literary Review, and The Oldie. Additionally, his articles have been featured in notable outlets including The Atlantic, Commentary, The Economist, First Things, The Weekly Standard, CapX, and the archaeology-focused magazine Minerva.
Biography
Dominic Green is the son of saxophonist and author Benny Green and actress Toni Kanal, and he is the brother of saxophonist and BBC Radio host Leo Green. He pursued English Literature at St John's College, Oxford, then earned an AM in Jewish Studies from Harvard University, followed by a PhD in Comparative History at Brandeis University, where he was honored as the Mandel Fellow in the Humanities.
Author
Green has written a biography on his father titled Benny Green: Words and Music (2000) and edited the collection Such Sweet Thunder: Benny Green on Jazz (2001). His debut history book, The Double Life of Dr. Lopez: Spies, Shakespeare and the Plot to Poison Elizabeth I (2003), received acclaim as exemplary popular history. His subsequent work, Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad 1869-1899 (published in the UK as Armies of God), came out in 2007 and was well-received by critics from outlets such as Foreign Affairs and Entertainment Weekly. In 2022, he released The Religious Revolution: The Birth of Modern Spirituality, 1848-1898 through Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Political and social commentary
Green provides political and societal analysis for the US edition of The Spectator, alongside contributions to the New York Post, the Jewish Chronicle, the Daily Telegraph, and The Wall Street Journal. His editorials often portray President Joe Biden as cognitively diminished or lacking vigor, commend President Donald Trump's initiatives, and assert that Trump prevailed "on points" during the 2020 presidential debates. Furthermore, Green has expressed criticism regarding the FBI’s delayed response in investigations related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Prince Andrew.
Television
- Queen Elizabeth's Secret Agents (BBC/PBS, 2017); shortlisted for a Royal Television Society award in 2018.
Bibliography
- Benny Green: Words and Music, London House, 2000, 252 pages.
- The Double Life of Doctor Lopez: Spies, Shakespeare and the Plot to Poison Elizabeth I, Century, 2003, 402 pages.
- Paperback edition: Arrow Books Ltd., 2004
- Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1898 (also published as Armies of God: Islam and Empire on the Nile, 1869-1899), Free Press, 2007, 304 pages.
- Religious Revolution: The Birth of Modern Spirituality, 1848-1898, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2022
Edited
- Such Sweet Thunder: Benny Green Discusses Jazz, Simon & Schuster, 2001
External links
- Interview with Dominic Green, The Collegian, 2023