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.
As a Congressional Press Secretary, Gowing was commissioned to align U.S. Representative Jim Bilbray’s policy initiatives with his Congressional staff and constituency. That began each day by consulting trusted news outlets and sources; referencing both sides of those issues without bias; framing their positions into a cohesive narrative; and delivering the morning briefing to congressional staffers in a spiral bound briefing booklet. A handwritten synopsis of the daily news summery began: “To the Citizens of the World.”
A candidate for the JD/MPP in Law and Public Policy, Gowing turned from Boston University to Global Management Consulting where to 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.
Coterminous with the Digital Revolution, Gowing was tapped in 2008 to edit a not-for-profit political exposé for the digital age. Whereupon he returned to public life to devote what he calls his "second act" to its service. Drew Gowing resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with his family. He is the inaugural editor of Charlatan Magazine: The Exposé of Politics & Style.
Letters From the Editor
The Ideal City
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In the U.S., businesses can refuse service to anyone for almost any reason. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING traces Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to the Civil Rights and Equality Acts, and on to the present day and the republic’s Ideal City.
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.
No Kings
Black Independence Day
As the National Guard deploys across the United States, Editor in Chief DREW GOWING unpacks their declared “invasion and war from within.”
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 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.
Billion Dollar Blackjack
The Story Of Corruption And The Los Angeles Times
It was called the scourge of mankind. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING re-examines the Prohibition Era, and a family dynasty’s claim on the American Way.
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.
In a Rugged Land
Global Financial Crisis
The 2008 financial crisis was the worst since the Great Depression. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING remembers a shinning city on a hill
The Prince of Prague
The Bohemian Revolution
He’s the modern-day prince in Prague. Editor in Chief DREW GOWING sits down with Prince William Rudolf at Lobkowicz Palace and learns how a 600 year old Bohemian noble family is curating the arts and culture of modern-day Czechia.
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