David Leonhardt
Senior Writer, The New York Times
David Leonhardt is a senior writer for The New York Times, where he pens The Morning daily newsletter. At The Times since 1999, he was previously an op-ed columnist, Washington bureau chief, co-host of “The Argument” podcast, founding editor of The Upshot section, and a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. Leonhardt also led a strategy group that helped shape the newsroom’s digital future. Prior to this, he worked for Business Week and The Washington Post. He’s also been a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs. Leonhardt authored “Ours Is the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream,” named one of the best books of 2023. He won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
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