Yoni Appelbaum
Yoni Appelbaum | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 45–46)[1] |
| Education | Brandeis University (PhD) Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupations | Politics Editor, The Atlantic |
| Known for | Social and cultural historian, Journalist |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Emily Pressman |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Diana Muir Karter Paul S. Appelbaum |
| Family | Binyamin Appelbaum (brother) Peter Karter (grandfather) Trish Karter (aunt) |
Yoni Appelbaum is an American historian and journalist. He is a senior editor for politics at The Atlantic, where he was previously a columnist.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Appelbaum was born to Diana Muir Karter and Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum and was raised in Newton, Massachusetts.[5] He has a brother, Binyamin Appelbaum, and a sister, Avigail Appelbaum.[6] His grandfather is nuclear engineer Peter Karter. His aunt is entrepreneur Trish Karter. After graduating from the Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts, Appelbaum graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University in 2003 and then obtained a Ph.D. in history from Brandeis University in 2014.[7][1][6][8]
Career
[edit | edit source]Before moving to The Atlantic, Appelbaum taught at Harvard University.[2] His academic work focused on the Gilded Age.[9]
In the March 2019 issue of The Atlantic, Appelbaum wrote a long-form article making the case for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.[10][11] According to Margaret Sullivan writing in The Washington Post, Appelbaum's essay is the article that "moved... impeachment, all-but-taboo in Big Media's coverage of Trump,...., from the margins into the mainstream — across the journalism spectrum."[12]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]In 2004, Appelbaum married Emily Pressman of Wilmington, Delaware, in a Jewish ceremony at Columbia University. They had been dating since they were in college.[13][1] They have two children.[14]
Publications
[edit | edit source]- Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity (2025, Random House) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Yoni Appelbaum on TwitterLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Yoni Appelbaum: The Historian in the Digital Age
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- Living people
- 21st-century American historians
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American journalists
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- American magazine editors
- 21st-century American male journalists
- American male non-fiction writers
- The Atlantic (magazine) people
- Brandeis University alumni
- Columbia College, Columbia University alumni
- Harvard University faculty
- Jewish American historians
- Jewish American journalists
- Maimonides School alumni