Jon Bailes is an author from the UK who writes extensively about ideology, neoliberalism and popular culture. He has a PhD in European Studies from University college London, has published numerous academic journal articles, and co-runs stateofnatureblog.com, a website featuring interviews with social and political theorists. He is also a freelance video game critic, writing reviews and commentaries for The Guardian, Edge, Kotaku UK, Unwinnable, Wireframe magazine and others.