columnist
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Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah is the latest example of this shift.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
An independent arbitrator ordered the Washington Post to reinstate Karen Attiah, finding the newspaper wrongly terminated the columnist over comments she made following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Prior to his columnist role, he was the executive fashion editor for the Journal's Off Duty team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Here’s the thing, though, about wave elections — and, to be clear, your friendly political columnist is offering no predictions ahead of November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
I bounced around from New York to Florida and eventually took a job in Detroit as a columnist for the Detroit Free Press.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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MarketWatch columnists Edd and Cynthia Staton write often about living abroad.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sound advice for a struggling new parent: Slate’s advice columnists have heard it all over the years, so our parenting advice column has been bringing back some classics from the archives.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Navigating a temporary injury made our Retirement Rookies columnists realize that the quality of their “go-slow” years will depend on alternative transportation—from autonomous taxis to the bus to a walk around town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
For the first time, newspaper columnists are pondering a hypothetical scenario in which he might withdraw from the election.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Perhaps London would be overwhelmed by poisonous gas, or overrun by German parachutists aided on the ground by fifth columnists before Lola’s wedding could take place.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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