Nick Baumann
@nickbaumann
Politics Editor at The Washington Post | Pats fan. Eagle Scout. Beer pong aficionado. | 202.630.2380 | Signal: nickbaumann.97 | Usual disclaimers
anyway as @thisamericanlife.org has reported this is actually a common delusion: www.thisamericanlife.org/605/transcript
I see what you did there, @rosehorowitch.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Good @jerusalem.bsky.social piece, including a rundown of "all the evidence that Platner likely knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol well before he ran for office, despite repeatedly insisting that he only realized this on the campaign": www.theargumentmag.com/p/what-graha...
Parenting in the world of ‘Million Dollar Nannies’ www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Some people claim Chuck Schumer is too old to run the Democratic party, but this Turek is no dinosaur hunter. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is such a great paragraph from @annielowrey.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Biden, aides project optimism in cancer fight, but some close friends worry www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Everybody hates Congress (even the people who work there): www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Enjoyed the poem of the day yesterday. poetryfoundation.org/poems/43410/i-imagine-the-gods?utm_source=Poetry+Foundation&utm_campaign=9f810be0bc-NO_TITLE&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ff7136981c-9f810be0bc-471808173&mc_cid=9f810be0bc&mc_eid=56b7c23f51
My favorite Goldberg stunt is still this one though. "So I did." www.theatlantic.com/entertainmen...
Carjackings in DC (and overall) have fallen by a remarkable amount: open.substack.com/pub/jasher/p/carjackings-have-fallen-an-incredible
RE: Recent claims about Anne Frank's legal status, some perhaps relevant passages from "Eichmann in Jerusalem" -->
Absolute all-timer of a name/quote pairing here: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Howard Homecoming is this weekend, which means happy anniversary of this Cam quote to all who celebrate: washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...
Isn't this, like, basic politics? NYC mayoral races are so weird. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...