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Drew Gowing
Drew Gowing was named Editor-in-Chief in 2008, and presides over Charlatan Magazine's exposé on politics & style.
Drew Gowing
Reared in socially progressive Los Angeles, Drew Gowing rebelled, as was the form, by dropping out of the prestigious University of Southern California after a semester to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) on a full-time, two-year missionary assignment in Canada. Returning to the U.S., he transferred to Brigham Young University to read philosophy and earn the distinction Bachelor of Arts.
He began his career as an intern on the Senate Labor and Human Resource Committee in Washington, D.C., and ultimately cut his teeth in the press rooms on Capitol Hill. In the nation's capital, communications and political science combines into the incontrovertible truth that publishing ensures, supports, and shapes the world of politics.
In the United States Congress, Gowing went on to serve a Congressional Press Secretary. Commissioned to align policy initiatives with public perception, Gowing began each day by curating local, national, and foreign headlines into a morning briefing. News distribution began by sourcing, fact-checking, cross-referencing, and balancing without bias those narratives for a diverse constituency. Spiral bound briefing booklets were delivered to congressional staffers prior to their arrival in the office, and a handwritten synopsis of the daily news summery began: “Citizens of the World.”
A candidate for the JD/MPP in Law and Public Policy, Gowing went on to Boston University and Global Management Consulting whereto advise the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. However, during the 2008 election year, three contingents to his past coincided when the LDS Church collected over $20+ million to promulgate the State of California’s Proposition 8. Herewith, Church, State and Law collided in what is described as the only instance in US history where civil and pre-existing rights were taken away from a specific and targeted minority.
At the dawn of the Digital Revolution, Gowing was coincidentally tapped to edit a not-for-profit political exposé in 2008. Whereupon he returned in earnest to public life to devote what he calls his "second act" to its service. Mr. Gowing is the inaugural editor of Charlatan Magazine: The Exposé of Politics & Style.
Letters From the Editor
Thanksgiving Heist
The Meaning of Thanksgiving
My in-laws are creating a Thanksgiving circus. Have we lost our sense of occasion? Editor in Chief DREW GOWING queries the new customs emerging in High Society.
New Hollywood Revolution
Art and science work hand in glove to write the definitive book on love. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING joins Hollywood's search for the truth and nature of love.
Lords of the Atlas
Cosmopolitan Marrakesh
How did Morocco avert the Arab Spring? Editor in Chief DREW GOWING travels to Africa and discovers a savvy constitutional monarch, a vibrant cosmopolitan culture, and the kismit of both at the resplendent La Sultana Marrakesh.
Midlife Crisis
The Midlife Crisis
Science may explain the midlife pandemonium for those rearing Middle Age.
The Empty Nest
The Empty Nest Syndrome
As millions head back to school, they leave a sigh of relief, hope and faith in their wake. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING explores the other side of the Empty Nest Syndrome.
Razing Morale on Capitol Hill
An Interview with Rep. Barney Frank
The Honorable Barney Frank was the first openly gay United States Congressman. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING sits down with the controversial political icon during his final days in Capitol Hill.
The Ideal City
The Equality Acts
In the U.S., businesses can generally refuse service to anyone for almost any reason. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING ventures beyond the Civil Rights and Equality Act to the Republic’s Ideal City.
The King's Word
An Interview with Denmark's King Frederik X
Power is where power goes. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING sits down with Denmark's King Frederik X and his ministers at Christiansborg Palace.
Why We Say "I do."
The Marriage Act
Have your cake and eat it too but mindful when saying “I do.” Editor in Chief DREW GOWING sorts through the legal contracts and social customs of matrimony.
The Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution
One culture. Two currencies? Charlatan checks-in to Cuba’s new Gran Hotel Manzana, and experiences the collision between communism and the new market capitalism.
The Hungarian Rhapsody
Four Seasons Budapest
As Graham Palace faces Buda Castle, culture and nationalism square off in the second act of a unique and remarkable experiment in Hungary.
Make sense of the week's news. Charlatan reviews the world's show & message.
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