Christopher L. Hayes

Chris Hayes (Christopher L. Hayes) is a political commentator, journalist, and host of All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC. He is an editor-at-large for The Nation. Hayes is known for his intellectual and often sociological approach to cable news, analyzing the structural causes of American political dysfunction.\n\nHe is the author of Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy and A Colony in a Nation. Hayes argues that the American "meritocracy" has failed, creating a corrupt elite class that is insulated from the consequences of its failures (from the Iraq War to the financial crisis). His work explores the crisis of authority in the US and the deep racial and economic divides that threaten democracy.