# David Rieff
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david rieff (; born September 28, 1952) is an American non-fiction writer and policy analyst. His books have focused on issues of immigration, international conflict, and humanitarianism.
== Biography ==
Rieff is the only child of Susan Sontag, who was 19 years old when he was born.
The Perils of Memory
Beginning with calls for never again, we’re living in an age where the duty to remember has become sacrosanct. Memory has become a means of righting past wrongs, fostering trust and strengthening social cohesion. But is it also possible to see memory as a destabilizing force, undercutting the pro…
Normalizing the Unthinkable: Scandal, Authoritarianism & Cultural Collapse
In the debut episode of "Invincible Ignorance", hosts David Rieff and Lee Siegel introduce the podcast and explain they're recording without guests after travel plans fell through. They dive into the major stories dominating the moment, including Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, ICE raids, and the broader p…
Antisemitism, MAGA, and Gaza: What's Changing in American Jewish Life?
David Rieff and Lee Siegel discuss antisemitism and how it is surging across American politics and culture. They begin with Tucker Carlson's remarks in Turkey claiming that Israelis are persecuting Christians, arguing that such dangerous claims rely on a "kernel of truth." In this case, the small t…
Trump, Iran, and the Logic of Chaos
Lee Siegel and David Rieff take up the U.S. conflict with Iran, asking what kind of war this is and where it goes from here. They dig into Trump's motives (midterm politics, his taste for chaos, his absence of fixed principles) and whether he could hand the campaign off to Israel to avoid deeper en…
Norm-Shattering and Spellbinding: A Conversation About Charisma, Trump, and What Comes Next
Lee Siegel and co-host David Rieff discuss charisma in American politics, using Trump's State of the Union and Max Weber's definition of charisma to explore how Trump's norm-shattering, story-driven persona rivets even his critics. They debate whether right-wing populism can survive without Trump,…
The Fragile Self in the Age of Trump
Lee Siegel and David Rieff take on Trump's cult of personality, using a surprising entry point: an American figure skater at the Olympics falling on the ice while skating to the sound of his own voice. For Lee, it's the perfect emblem of a society where people are so wrapped up in their heads that …
Hope, Attention and the Crisis of the Humanities
Amid the collapse of university humanities programs, the rise of identity politics, and the relentless commercialization of culture, conservatives have revived the claim that great books and artistic tradition can redeem the nation. Lee Siegel and David Rieff aren't buying it. Their argument: treat…
Preview: Why Is David Rieff a Cultural Pessimist about Blue America?
This is a free preview of our latest Patreon-only episode of Blue City Blues, with writer David Rieff, a war correspondent, an essayist, and a leading cultural critic. David, the son of sociologist Philip Rieff, author of The Triumph of the Therapeutic, and author Susan Sontag, one of the greatest …
From the Archive: Susan Sontag (1933-2004)
Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was an essayist, novelist, activist, film-maker, philosopher and teacher. On March 16, 2000, while on tour for what would be her final novel, “In America,” she was interviewed by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff in San Francisco.
From Wikipedia: “Among her best known…
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