Yoni Appelbaum

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]

Yoni Appelbaum
NationalityUnited States
EducationPh.D. in American History from Brandeis University
B.A. from Columbia University
OccupationPolitics Editor, The Atlantic
Known forSocial and cultural historian, Journalist
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Emily Pressman
Children2
Parent(s)Diana Muir Karter
Paul S. Appelbaum
FamilyBinyamin Appelbaum (brother)
Peter Karter (grandfather)
Trish Karter (aunt)
WebsiteTwitter: @YAppelbaum

Early life and education

Appelbaum is the son of Diana Muir Karter and Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum.[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]

Publications
  • How America Ends, 2019.

Personal life

In 2004, he married his college sweetheart, Emily Pressman of Wilmington, Delaware, in a Jewish ceremony at Columbia University.[4] They have two children.[13]

References
  1. Mullin, Benjamin (6 January 2015). "Yoni Appelbaum named politics editor at The Atlantic". Poynter. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  2. "The 60-second interview: Yoni Appelbaum, politics editor, TheAtlantic.com". Capital New York. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. Cornish, Audie (7 May 2012). "From Commenter To Columnist: The Atlantic's 'Cynic'". National Public Radio. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. "Weddings/Celebration; Emily Pressman, Yoni Appelbaum". New York Times. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. Brendel, Martina (April 2007). "Alumni Updates: Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum '72 Comes Home to Columbia". Columbia College Today.
  6. "Jews and Journalism in an Age of Fracture". Jewish Exponent. June 17, 2018.
  7. "Maimonides Alumnus Appointed Politics Editor of TheAtlantic.com". Maimonides School. February 2, 2015.
  8. "Recent PhD Graduates," Brandeis University (2014), wherein is the dissertation title: "The Guilded Age: The American Ideal of Association, 1865-1900". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. Perry, David M. (11 February 2015). "From Grad School to 'The Atlantic'". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. Appelbaum, Yoni. "Impeach Donald Trump". The Atlantic. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  11. Hoeven, Emily (17 January 2019). "'Impeach Donald Trump': 5 takeaways from The Atlantic's new cover story". Deserst News. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  12. Sullivan, Margaret (19 March 2019). "Get used to it: The 'I-word' — impeachment — is about to dominate Trump coverage". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  13. "Norman Pressman 1948-2017". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 2017. 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;
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