Jonathan D. Cohen

Jonathan performed on stage at Joe’s Pub in our September 19, 2023 edition of Seriously Entertaining, speaking on the evening’s theme, “Fortune Favors.”

Jonathan D. Cohen is a program officer at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He is the co-editor of All In: The Spread of Gambling in Twentieth-Century United States and Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen. He received his PhD in history from the University of Virginia and his BA from McGill University. His most recent book is For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America.

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