David Von Drehle

Kansas City

Deputy opinion editor and columnist focusing on national affairs and politics
David Von Drehle is a deputy opinion editor and columnist for The Post, where he writes about national affairs and politics from a home base in the Midwest. He joined The Post in 2017 after a decade at Time magazine, where he wrote more than 60 cover stories as editor-at-large. During a previous stint at The Post, Von Drehle served as a writer and editor on the National staff, in Style, and at the magazine. He is the author of a number of books, including the award-winning bestseller “Triangle: The Fire That Changed America.” He lives in Kansas City with his wife, journalist Karen Ball, and th
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What happened in Russia — and what happens next? Our columnists weigh in.

Yevgeniy Prigozhin's coup-that-wasn't has left the world wondering what happens next in Russia — and in Ukraine. The Post's columnists share their insights.

June 26, 2023

‘South Park’ creators revive the world’s worst — and most fun — restaurant

The Denver-area restaurant was never about food; it was all about joy — and that's worth rescuing.

June 13, 2023

Forget green jackets. The PGA-LIV merger is all about greenbacks.

Nothing about the Saudi-backed LIV tour suggested any interest in making golf better as a sport.

June 6, 2023

My neighbor lived to be 109. This is what I learned from him.

Charlie White’s life spanned nearly half the history of the United States. In his story are lessons for anyone living through a maelstrom of change.

May 22, 2023

Why horse racing is stuck in a very bad place

In desperate need of reform, horse racing has hunkered down instead.

May 5, 2023

Matthew Kacsmaryk calls the right-leaning judicial branch’s bluff

So much for that old saw about not legislating from the bench.

April 12, 2023

We’ll never solve our many crises without this one ingredient

Hint: It’s the thing with feathers. (But not birds.)

March 31, 2023

What a family trunk and a sea of cast-off backpacks say about America

All of us who come from elsewhere owe it to the past to think hard on what we share with today’s immigrants.

March 3, 2023

LeBron James’s greatness goes beyond points scored

James is about to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record. But he’s like Abdul-Jabbar in far more important ways.

February 8, 2023

Please, Biden, do us all a favor: Skip the State of the Union speech

State of the Union addresses are hackneyed, misleading, self-serving and dull. And the Constitution doesn't even require them.

February 5, 2023