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Author
Paul Waldman
@paulwaldman1
Paul Waldman is a freelance journalist, former
Washington Post
columnist, and author of the newsletter
The Cross Section
. His latest book is
White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy
.
All Articles
August 13, 2024
Tom Schaller
,
Paul Waldman
Is Tim Walz a Moderate or Radical Leftist? That’s the Wrong Question.
Kamala Harris’s running mate defies categorization on the left-right continuum. Here’s a clearer way to understand his politics.
July 16, 2024
Magazine
Paul Waldman
,
Tom Schaller
How J.D. Vance Abandoned His Tough Love for the White Working Class
He used to tell them they had no one to blame but themselves, but he’s found more politically palatable targets.
April 11, 2024
Paul Waldman
,
Tom Schaller
An Honest Assessment of Rural White Resentment Is Long Overdue
We say very clearly that rural America is hurting. But we refuse to justify attitudes that some scholars try to underplay.
January 25, 2024
Paul Waldman
Nikki Haley Is Going to Lay into Trump, and It Will Be Great to Watch
When Biden attacks Trump, it’s dog bites man. But when Haley hits him, it’s news. And she can remind voters of all the bad things about Trump they’ve forgotten.
December 13, 2023
Paul Waldman
Liz Magill Was Practice. The Right Really Wants to Get Claudine Gay.
These mostly bogus plagiarism charges are the latest blunt weapon in the right’s war on universities as poisoners of young people’s minds.
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