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Thomas Byrne Edsall (born August 22, 1941) is an American
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and academic. He is best known for his weekly opinion column for ''
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'', for his 25 years covering national politics for the ''
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'' and for his eight years at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he was the holder of the Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Chair.


Early life and family

Edsall was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Richard Linn Edsall and Katherine Byrne. and the grandson of David Linn Edsall. He attended Brown University before receiving his B.A. from
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in 1966. He is married and lives in New York and
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, with his wife, Mary (daughter of
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), with whom he co-authored the book ''Chain Reaction''.


Career

Edsall served as a VISTA volunteer from 1966 to 1967 and he wrote for ''
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'' in 1965. Edsall covered politics for ''
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'' from 1967 to 1981; and he covered national politics for the ''Washington Post'' from 1981 to 2006. He was the political editor of the '' Huffington Post'' from 2007 to 2009, a correspondent for ''
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'' from 2006 to 2013 and for the '' National Journal'' from 2006 to 2007. In November and December 2006, Edsall was a guest columnist for the print edition of the ''New York Times'' Op-Ed page. From 2006 to 2014, Edsall served as the Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor of Public Affairs Journalism at the
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, where he continues to teach in an adjunct capacity. In 2011, he became a weekly opinion columnist for the ''New York Times''.


Awards and fellowships

* Shapiro Fellowship, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University (2015) * Markwell Award of the International Society of Political Psychology (2014) * Finalist, General Non-Fiction, Pulitzer Prize, 1992, for ''Chain Reaction: The Impact on American Politics of Race, Rights and Taxes'' (W.W. Norton) * Bill Pryor Memorial Award, Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, 1981 * Carey McWilliams Award, American Political Science Association, 1994 * Fellowship at the
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1996–1997 * Media Fellow at the
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, Stanford University, 1997, 2000, 2003–2006, 2010–2012


Works

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References


External links


''New York Times'' columns
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A War of All Against All; Are Democrats and Republicans now engaged in a 'death struggle' over dwindling resources, making gridlock and dysfunction more likely?
by W. James Antle III January 10, 2012, a ''The Age of Austerity'' ''
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'' book review
"What Became of the Democrats"
by David Oshinsky

by Thomas Byrne Edsall
"The Wind that Blew in Reagan"
by Murray Kempton

by Mark Schmitt January 20, 2012 '' NYT'' book review
Collected columns from ''The New Republic''
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