Yoni Appelbaum, an American historian and journalist, is Senior Editor for politics at The Atlantic.[1][2] Appelbaum was previously a columnist for the publication.[3]
Early life and education
Appelbaum is the son of Diana Muir Karter and Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum. He was born in 1979 or 1980.[4] He has two siblings: Binyamin Appelbaum and Avigail Appelbaum.[5] His grandfather is nuclear engineer Peter Karter. His aunt is entrepreneur Trish Karter. He was raised in Newton, Massachusetts[6] and is a graduate of the Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts.[7] Appelbaum holds an A.B., magna cum laude, from Columbia University (2003), and a Ph.D. in history from Brandeis University (2014).[4][5][8]
Career
Before moving to The Atlantic, Appelbaum taught at Harvard University.[1] Appelbaum's academic work focused on what he has jokingly called the, "guilded age," the associative republicanism of the late 19th century, an era when mass-membership organizations like the Knights of Pythias, Chicago Lumber Exchange, and the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union were central to national politics.[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
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, and Pressman is one year younger than Appelbaum.[13][4] They have two children.[14]
Publications
- How America Ends, 2019.
References
- ^ a b Mullin, Benjamin (6 January 2015). "Yoni Appelbaum named politics editor at The Atlantic". Poynter. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "The 60-second interview: Yoni Appelbaum, politics editor, TheAtlantic.com". Capital New York. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Cornish, Audie (7 May 2012). "From Commenter To Columnist: The Atlantic's 'Cynic'". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Weddings/Celebration; Emily Pressman, Yoni Appelbaum". New York Times. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b Brendel, Martina (April 2007). "Alumni Updates: Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum '72 Comes Home to Columbia". Columbia College Today. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "Jews and Journalism in an Age of Fracture". Jewish Exponent. June 17, 2018. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Maimonides Alumnus Appointed Politics Editor of TheAtlantic.com". Maimonides School. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Recent PhD Graduates," Archived 2022-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Brandeis University (2014), wherein is the dissertation title: "The Guilded Age: The American Ideal of Association, 1865-1900". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Perry, David M. (11 February 2015). "From Grad School to 'The Atlantic'". Chronicle of Higher Education. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Appelbaum, Yoni. "Impeach Donald Trump". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Hoeven, Emily (17 January 2019). "'Impeach Donald Trump': 5 takeaways from The Atlantic's new cover story". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Sullivan, Margaret (19 March 2019). "Get used to it: The 'I-word' — impeachment — is about to dominate Trump coverage". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Emily Pressman, Yoni Appelbaum". The New York Times. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Norman Pressman 1948-2017". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 2017. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
Norman Jules Pressman. Beloved husband of Helaine "Laney" Pressman, nee Tobey; dear father of Emily (Yoni) Appelbaum and Michael (Mara) Pressman; loving grandfather of Elisheva and Joshua Appelbaum and Eloise Pressman;
