Jed Babbin Author

Jed Babbin: Jed Babbin is a former Air Force officer who served as a deputy undersecretary in the George H. W. Bush administration. He is the best-selling author of, "In the Words of Our Enemies", (Regnery 2007), "Inside the Asylum: Why the UN and Old Europe are Worse than You Think" (Regnery 2004) and, "Showdown: Why China Wants War with the United States," (with Edward Timperlake, Regnery, 2006.) He is former editor of Human Events, the oldest conservative journal in the United States. Mr. Babbin has written columns for RealClearPolitics.com, The American Spectator, The Washington Times, The Weekly Standard and National Review Online. His expertise is in politics, national security and foreign affairs. However, he also writes about all things political and (for The American Spectator's "Saloon" series) on more serious subjects such as single barrel bourbon and fine cigars. He wrote the military adventure novel, Legacy of Valor. (Pentland Press, 2000). Mr. Babbin is a military and foreign affairs analyst and frequently appears as a guest host for top talk radio hosts including Jerry Doyle, Roger Hedgecock and Fred Thompson and as a guest on many cable television news shows. Mr. Babbin is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology (B.E. 1970), Cumberland School of Law (J.D. 1973) and the Georgetown University Law School (LL.M. 1978).