Stephen Stromberg

Washington, D.C.

Associate opinion editor

Education: Harvard College, BA in Russian Studies; University of Oxford, Marvin Bower Scholar in International Relations

Stephen Stromberg is associate opinion editor. He writes editorials specializing in U.S. policy and politics, covering elections, the White House, Congress, legal affairs, energy, the environment and health care. He is a member of the Post team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Stromberg first joined The Post's editorial page in 2006, before he spent 2007 and 2008 covering the presidential election and the Great Recession for the Economist. Stromberg rejoined The Post's Opinions section in 2009 as deputy opinions edit
Latest from Stephen Stromberg

La figura más grande del deporte acaba de jubilarse. Probablemente no lo conozcas.

Hakuho Sho, el mejor luchador de sumo de todos los tiempos, y posiblemente la figura más grande en cualquier deporte, emitió un grito de victoria al terminar el torneo de julio.

September 30, 2021

The four-year nightmare that awaits Joe Biden

Trump is gone. Now Biden just has to deal with implacable opposition and massive problems — plus, failure is not an option.

November 7, 2020

Pence provided a friendly face for the same-old Trump climate reality denial

Pence’s pleasant facade ultimately could not disguise Trump’s failings.

October 8, 2020

LGBTQ discrimination is still legal. Here’s the quickest way to end it.

The Supreme Court just banned some discrimination. But far from every form.

June 16, 2020

Georgia’s election might be the biggest failure yet this year

The state prepared for Tuesday's primary election. It still failed.

June 10, 2020

Trump’s campaign to forgive his lawbreaking friends continues

In a continuation of the Trump administration’s post-impeachment purge, FBI general counsel Dana Boente has resigned.

June 8, 2020

Lindsey Graham isn’t even pretending to be the good guy anymore

He is now openly discussing the GOP project to hijack the courts.

June 1, 2020

Ohio’s election was a mess. It would be a disaster at the national level.

Wisconsin's election is the nightmare scenario. But Ohio's failure is more likely.

May 8, 2020

Wisconsin Republicans are exploiting the pandemic to grab power. It’s a dangerous precedent.

In seeking political advantage for themselves, the party is putting their own voters at risk.

April 5, 2020