Max Boot

Max Boot is a Russian-American writer and historian, born in 1969. He has established himself as a prominent author, editorialist, lecturer, and military historian, with a career spanning multiple publications and institutions. Boot's early career included positions as a writer and editor for The Christian Science Monitor and The Wall Street Journal in the 1990s. He later became the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, while also contributing to The Washington Post.

Boot has written extensively for various publications, including The Weekly Standard, the Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. He has also authored several books on military history, showcasing his expertise in the field. Notable works include The Road Not Taken, a biography of Edward Lansdale, and The Corrosion of Conservatism, which chronicles his personal ideological journey. Additionally, his biography of Ronald Reagan, titled Reagan: His Life and Legend, has received critical acclaim, featuring as a New York Times Bestseller and one of the year's best books according to The Washington Post and The New Yorker.