History of Josh Barro in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: November 15, 2025

Josh Barro is an American journalist known for creating the newsletter and podcast "Very Serious." He has a background in political and economic commentary, formerly hosting the radio program "Left, Right, & Center" on KCRW Los Angeles. His career also includes serving as a senior editor and columnist at Business Insider, where he focused on business and economic issues. Barro's work is characterized by his analytical approach to current events and policy debates.

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2012: Forbes selected Josh Barro as one of the "30 Under 30"

In 2012, Forbes selected Josh Barro as one of the "30 Under 30" media "brightest stars under the age of 30".

2013: Time Names Barro's Twitter Feed One of the Best

In 2013, Time named Josh Barro's Twitter feed one of "The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2013", recognizing it as one of the top ten in the Politics category.

2013: Josh Barro's Trillion-Dollar Coin Support

In early 2013, Josh Barro supported a potential trillion-dollar coin, but by late 2013, he had changed his mind about the concept.

2014: Barro joins The New York Times' "The Upshot"

In 2014, Josh Barro left Business Insider to join The New York Times' "The Upshot".

October 11, 2016: Barro Leaves the Republican Party

On October 11, 2016, Josh Barro announced his departure from the Republican Party, citing the party's nomination of Donald Trump for president, and registered as a Democrat.

2016: Barro Re-joins Business Insider

In 2016, Josh Barro was rehired by Business Insider as a senior editor.

2018: Barro Joins New York Magazine

In 2018, Josh Barro left Business Insider to become a business columnist at New York magazine.

2020: Barro Re-joins Business Insider Again

In 2020, Josh Barro announced that he was rejoining Business Insider as a columnist covering politics, business, and the economy.

2022: Barro Leaves Business Insider and Steps Down from Left, Right & Center

In early 2022, Josh Barro left Business Insider and stepped down as host of Left, Right & Center to focus on his newsletter and podcast Very Serious.

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November 2024: Barro publishes "Trump Didn't Deserve to Win, But We Deserved to Lose"

In November 2024, after Democrat Kamala Harris was defeated by Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election, Josh Barro published a column entitled "Trump Didn't Deserve to Win, But We Deserved to Lose," criticizing the Democratic Party.

February 2025: Barro Criticizes the "woke brigades" in the Democratic Party

In February 2025, Josh Barro wrote that "[t]he woke brigades in the Democratic Party aren't merely annoying. They have undermined Democrats' appeal to the same minority communities they are supposedly so focused on 'including.' "