Paul Waldman

Paul Waldman is a journalist and opinion writer whose work has appeared in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and digital outlets, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Week, and CNN. Formerly a columnist with the Washington Post, he writes the Substack newsletter The Cross Section and columns for MSNBC. His books include White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy (with Tom Schaller) and The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories That Shape the Political World (with Kathleen Hall Jamieson).