Jonathan V. Last (aka JVL; born May 6, 1974)[1] is an American journalist and author.
[7] Last writes frequently for The Wall Street Journal and has also written for the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, the New York Post, Salon, The Washington Times, Slate, the New York Press, First Things, the Claremont Review of Books, and other publications.
[9][10] Last regularly writes data-driven analyses of demographic trends, including articles and blog posts on the American birth rate,[11] the voting patterns of the rising number of single Americans,[12] and the collapsing fertility rates in Korea.
He was an early skeptic about Mitt Romney's electoral prospects in the 2012 United States presidential election, drawing attention to the candidate's history of failing to make himself likeable to voters.
[17] Last is also known for creating the Star Wars meme that the Galactic Empire was really a force for good.