Robby Soave

Robert Emil Soave Jr. (/swɑːveɪ/, SWAH-vay)^[1] is an American libertarian journalist. He is a senior editor for Reason and co-host of The Hill's web news commentary series program Rising.^[2][3]

Robby Soave
Soave speaking at an event in Washington, D.C. in 2015
Born	Robert Emil Soave Jr. Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Education	University of Michigan (BA)
Spouse	Carrie Strasz ​ (m. 2014)​

Early life and education

Soave was born in and grew up in the Indian Village district^{[citation needed]} of Detroit and graduated from the University of Michigan.^[4]

Career

In 2015, he won a Southern California Journalism Award from the Los Angeles Press Club for his writing about the Rolling Stone story "A Rape on Campus".^[5][6] He was named in Forbes' "30 under 30" list in 2016.^[6] In 2019, he gained media attention for his writings defending the Covington Catholic High School students involved in the Lincoln Memorial confrontation.^[7][8][9]

In Soave's first book, Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump, he profiles young progressive activists as well as those on the political right, and discusses issues such as intersectionality, political correctness, and free speech on college campuses.^[10][3][11] Writing in The Guardian, reviewer J. Oliver Conroy called Panic Attack "a methodical, earnest and often insightful work of reporting and analysis, not a fiery polemic."^[12]

In his second book, Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future, Soave questions conventional wisdom about the negative effects of social media,^[13] and argues that increased regulation of platforms like Twitter and Facebook could stifle free speech and do more harm than good.^[14]

Personal life

He lives in Washington, D.C.. And previously lived with his wife, Carrie, who worked at the Department of Interior. They are no longer together.

Robby serves on the D.C. Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.^[4]

Bibliography

• Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump (All Points Books, 2019)
• Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future (All Points Books, 2021)