Yoni Appelbaum (born 1979 or 1980) an American historian and journalist, is Senior Editor for politics at ''

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''. Appelbaum was previously a columnist for the publication.

Early life and education

Appelbaum is the son of Diana Muir Karter and Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum. He has two siblings: Binyamin Appelbaum and Avigail Appelbaum. His grandfather is nuclear engineer Peter Karter. His aunt is entrepreneur Trish Karter. He was raised in

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and is a graduate of the Maimonides School in Brookline,

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. Appelbaum holds an A.B., magna cum laude, from

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(2003), and a Ph.D. in history from

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(2014).

Career

Before moving to ''The Atlantic'', Appelbaum taught at

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. Appelbaum's academic work focused on what is jokingly called the "

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", the associative republicanism of the late 19th century, an era when mass-membership organizations like the

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, Chicago Lumber Exchange, and the

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were central to national politics. In the March 2019 issue of ''The Atlantic'', Appelbaum wrote a long-form article making the case for the

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. According to Margaret Sullivan writing in ''

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'', Appelbaum's essay is the article that "moved... impeachment, all-but-taboo in Big Media's coverage of Trump,...., from the margins into the mainstream — across the journalism spectrum."

Personal life

In 2004, Appelbaum married Emily Pressman of

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, in a

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ceremony at

. They had been dating since they were in college, and Pressman is one year younger than Appelbaum. They have two children.

Publications

* ''How America Ends'', 2019.

References

External links

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Yoni Appelbaum: The Historian in the Digital Age
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