Benjy Sarlin
@benjysarlin.bsky.social
Senior editor for politics, policy, and ideas at Vox. Email me at benjy.sarlin at voxmedia dot com.
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Excited to announce I’m now a senior editor for policy, politics, and ideas at @vox.com!
I’ll be commissioning outside pieces, so email me if you have pitches or writers to recommend. Everything from quick hits off the news to opinion essays to reported features are welcome.
I’ll be commissioning outside pieces, so email me if you have pitches or writers to recommend. Everything from quick hits off the news to opinion essays to reported features are welcome.
Excited to announce I’m now a senior editor for policy, politics, and ideas at @vox.com!
I’ll be commissioning outside pieces, so email me if you have pitches or writers to recommend. Everything from quick hits off the news to opinion essays to reported features are welcome.
I’ll be commissioning outside pieces, so email me if you have pitches or writers to recommend. Everything from quick hits off the news to opinion essays to reported features are welcome.
January 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Excited to announce I’m now a senior editor for policy, politics, and ideas at @vox.com!
I’ll be commissioning outside pieces, so email me if you have pitches or writers to recommend. Everything from quick hits off the news to opinion essays to reported features are welcome.
I’ll be commissioning outside pieces, so email me if you have pitches or writers to recommend. Everything from quick hits off the news to opinion essays to reported features are welcome.
To paraphrase Warren Buffett, it’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who’s been swimming without a bathing suit
Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
To paraphrase Warren Buffett, it’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who’s been swimming without a bathing suit
In related news, let me know if you or someone you know has any interesting work opportunities!
The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.
from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
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from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
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October 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In related news, let me know if you or someone you know has any interesting work opportunities!
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Should Democrats up their demands this time? And would it benefit Republicans to give them an off-ramp?
Read more from @benjysarlin.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and Jim Geraghty:
https://wapo.st/3IfewTE
Read more from @benjysarlin.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and Jim Geraghty:
https://wapo.st/3IfewTE
Opinion | Government shutdown: What should Democrats demand?
Three writers discuss tensions in Congress over the government spending bill.
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September 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Should Democrats up their demands this time? And would it benefit Republicans to give them an off-ramp?
Read more from @benjysarlin.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and Jim Geraghty:
https://wapo.st/3IfewTE
Read more from @benjysarlin.bsky.social, @admcrlsn.bsky.social and Jim Geraghty:
https://wapo.st/3IfewTE
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My latest for @washingtonpost.com: An explainer on why A24’s prestige English-dubbed release of China’s NE ZHA 2, the most successful animated feature in history, didn’t hit with American audiences. The answer? Fundamentally different storytelling styles.
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Opinion | Why the world’s biggest movie bombed in America
The same epic storytelling conventions that delight moviegoers in China often turn off critics abroad.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My latest for @washingtonpost.com: An explainer on why A24’s prestige English-dubbed release of China’s NE ZHA 2, the most successful animated feature in history, didn’t hit with American audiences. The answer? Fundamentally different storytelling styles.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Donald Trump is making your coffee more expensive. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The trade war is coming for your morning cup of coffee
Tariffs are spiking prices on coffee beans, which are almost entirely imported.
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August 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Donald Trump is making your coffee more expensive. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Seems less than ideal www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The Education Department is paying us millions not to work
Education staff are eager to serve the public. The Trump administration’s layoffs put us in a legal limbo that helps nobody.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Seems less than ideal www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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A good column on how the GOP uses work requirements as a ploy to deny Medicaid benefits to Americans who are eligible.
Arkansas enacted a similar policy. “Although the policy dramatically reduced the share of adults with health insurance coverage, it did nothing to boost employment.”
Arkansas enacted a similar policy. “Although the policy dramatically reduced the share of adults with health insurance coverage, it did nothing to boost employment.”
Opinion | The Republican plan to bury Medicaid recipients in paperwork
Proposed work requirements for aid won’t create jobs, but they will kick the working poor off health care.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A good column on how the GOP uses work requirements as a ploy to deny Medicaid benefits to Americans who are eligible.
Arkansas enacted a similar policy. “Although the policy dramatically reduced the share of adults with health insurance coverage, it did nothing to boost employment.”
Arkansas enacted a similar policy. “Although the policy dramatically reduced the share of adults with health insurance coverage, it did nothing to boost employment.”
New research from @splitticketvoter.bsky.social suggests Trump made massive gains with naturalized citizens in 2024. Scaring legal immigrants and blowing up the economy seems like a formula for undoing them. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Is Trump breaking up his winning coalition?
The president made massive gains with naturalized citizens in 2024.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New research from @splitticketvoter.bsky.social suggests Trump made massive gains with naturalized citizens in 2024. Scaring legal immigrants and blowing up the economy seems like a formula for undoing them. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Some pretty dangerous poll findings for Trump lately, especially on the economy www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
April 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Some pretty dangerous poll findings for Trump lately, especially on the economy www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Are the tariffs affecting you as a consumer, business owner, coffee drinker, etc? Reach out to the Post's letters page thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/tariff...
Tariffs and outlook on the economy - Formstack
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April 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Are the tariffs affecting you as a consumer, business owner, coffee drinker, etc? Reach out to the Post's letters page thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/tariff...
Don’t assume populism and tariffs are inherently joined.
The original populists and progressives were anti-tariff for decades. It’s a big part of how we have that income tax Musk and Trump hate.
It could happen again, @tonyannett.bsky.social writes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The original populists and progressives were anti-tariff for decades. It’s a big part of how we have that income tax Musk and Trump hate.
It could happen again, @tonyannett.bsky.social writes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
April 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Don’t assume populism and tariffs are inherently joined.
The original populists and progressives were anti-tariff for decades. It’s a big part of how we have that income tax Musk and Trump hate.
It could happen again, @tonyannett.bsky.social writes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The original populists and progressives were anti-tariff for decades. It’s a big part of how we have that income tax Musk and Trump hate.
It could happen again, @tonyannett.bsky.social writes. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Sure seems like Elon was toxic in that Wisconsin race. New state polling here from Blueprint, see their op-ed. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
April 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Sure seems like Elon was toxic in that Wisconsin race. New state polling here from Blueprint, see their op-ed. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The ghibli thing was terrible and everywhere but it appears to have passed quickly, like omicron
April 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The ghibli thing was terrible and everywhere but it appears to have passed quickly, like omicron
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What's easier for Democrats: Getting New York City, California and Philadelphia to build housing and stop bleeding population? Or winning Texas? Cuz thems the choices. -- www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Democrats no longer have the luxury of losing Texas
A changing electoral map means Texas is a must-win state for the Democratic Party.
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March 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What's easier for Democrats: Getting New York City, California and Philadelphia to build housing and stop bleeding population? Or winning Texas? Cuz thems the choices. -- www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Democrats no longer have the luxury of losing Texas, writes Luke Warford www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Democrats no longer have the luxury of losing Texas
A changing electoral map means Texas is a must-win state for the Democratic Party.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Democrats no longer have the luxury of losing Texas, writes Luke Warford www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The Waltz defense is basically that it has to be some elaborate, currently unarticulated, conspiracy against him because can you imagine someone as competent and smart and cool as Waltz doing something so stupid? Most people don’t even know who this guy is, let alone assume he’s infallible.
March 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Waltz defense is basically that it has to be some elaborate, currently unarticulated, conspiracy against him because can you imagine someone as competent and smart and cool as Waltz doing something so stupid? Most people don’t even know who this guy is, let alone assume he’s infallible.
The conservative case for embracing “Abundance” via @jamespethokoukis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Republicans should welcome Democrats’ turn to ‘abundance’
An emerging coalition of pro-growth conservatives and supply-side liberals could tackle major problems together.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The conservative case for embracing “Abundance” via @jamespethokoukis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Rachel Janfanza on how the pandemic split Gen Z into two different generations, with opposing politics. (A good morning for Post oped.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | How covid tore Generation Z in two
Even small age differences meant a very different pandemic experience. It’s affecting how Zoomers see the world today.
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March 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Rachel Janfanza on how the pandemic split Gen Z into two different generations, with opposing politics. (A good morning for Post oped.) www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Accepting the premise that Musk is a unique business and engineering genius who singlehandedly turned Tesla into the dominant EV company — they've been getting absolutely routed since he started his big X/AI/DOGE kick and I don't know how they recover www.reuters.com/business/aut...
China's BYD unveils faster-charging EV platform, aims to build over 4,000 charging piles
China's BYD on Monday launched an upgraded platform for electric vehicles with 1,000-volt architecture that it said could charge EVs as fast as pumping gas.
www.reuters.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Accepting the premise that Musk is a unique business and engineering genius who singlehandedly turned Tesla into the dominant EV company — they've been getting absolutely routed since he started his big X/AI/DOGE kick and I don't know how they recover www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Ah yes, making me nostalgic for the bad economy law school surge of my youth
The number of applicants to the nation’s nearly 200 law schools is up 20.5% compared with last year. Georgetown law alone received 14,000 applications to fill 650 spots, while the University of Michigan Law School now has more applications than at any point in its 166 years of existence.
The Competition to Get Into Law School Is Brutal This Year
Facing tough job prospects and a contentious political climate, many graduates are giving priority to pay and stability.
www.wsj.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Ah yes, making me nostalgic for the bad economy law school surge of my youth
The thing about antagonizing other countries for your nationalist base is that they have their own nationalists with their own base
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Opinion | How the Donald Trump of Canada became a resistance icon
Ontario’s Doug Ford is channeling a national backlash to the White House.
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March 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The thing about antagonizing other countries for your nationalist base is that they have their own nationalists with their own base
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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How Trump is reshaping reality by disappearing public data
W/ my fabulous colleague @ashendruk.com
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W/ my fabulous colleague @ashendruk.com
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Opinion | How Trump is reshaping reality by hiding data
Sweeping statistical purges are part of a broader attempt to reinvent “truth.”
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March 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
How Trump is reshaping reality by disappearing public data
W/ my fabulous colleague @ashendruk.com
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W/ my fabulous colleague @ashendruk.com
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Can’t believe it was was just five years ago today that the Knicks were bad
March 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Can’t believe it was was just five years ago today that the Knicks were bad