Evan Osnos
Evan Osnos joined The New Yorker as a staff writer in 2008. His coverage ranges from politics and foreign affairs to white-collar crime and espionage. He has written Profiles of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, visited North Korea during the nuclear crisis of 2017, and reported from the siege at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. His first book, “Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China,” based on his experience of living in Beijing for eight years, won the 2014 National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In 2020, Osnos published “Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now.” His most recent book is “Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury.”
Previously, Osnos worked as the Beijing bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune, where he was part of a team that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. Before his assignment to China, he worked in the Middle East, reporting mostly from Iraq. He is a CNN contributor and a frequent guest on “The Daily Show,” “Fresh Air,” and other programs. He lives in Washington, D.C.
How Will the G.O.P. Field Respond to Donald Trump’s Indictment?
Trump is not only the first former President to face federal charges but also the most confounding front-runner ever in a Presidential primary.
Trump’s Latest Indictment Is Also About the Future of the Country
With the former President facing federal charges, our political roundtable considers how much baggage is too much to win the Republican nomination.
Is the Debt-Ceiling Deal a Template to Fix Washington, or a Mere Blip?
As lawmakers at the Capitol avoid financial catastrophe, our political roundtable looks at the debt-ceiling compromise and asks whether the center can hold in today’s rage-filled politics.
How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private Party
For the very rich, even the world’s biggest performers—Beyoncé, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Andrea Bocelli—are available, at a price.
What Washington Doesn’t Understand about China
With President Biden shuttling from the G-7 summit in Japan to debt-limit negotiations in Washington, our political roundtable looks at the state of U.S.-China relations.
The Permanent-Scandal Phase of American Politics
Our political roundtable looks at a week of legal setbacks and ethics debates involving Representative George Santos, former President Donald Trump, and the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Joe Biden’s “Very Risky Choice” to Run Again Increases the Scrutiny on Kamala Harris
As Biden launches his fourth run for the Presidency, our political roundtable considers his running mate and her potential influence on the 2024 Democratic ticket.
Are We Really Getting a Rerun of the 2020 Campaign?
President Biden’s reëlection launch aims to submerge concern about his age beneath a larger case that the character of the nation is on the ballot.
With the Fox-Dominion Settlement We’re Still at the “Mercy of a Billionaire Dynasty”
After agreeing to a $787.5-million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for promoting Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election, Fox faces more challenges in-house and in court. Our political roundtable looks at the network’s future.
Abortion Heads Back to the Supreme Court
As the fate of abortion medication hangs in the balance, our political roundtable looks at the right’s broader attack on the regulatory state.
As Trump Faces Charges, Who Is in Control of the Republican Party?
With Donald Trump facing thirty-four felony counts and the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, recovering from a concussion, our political roundtable looks at who is currently leading the G.O.P.
Trump’s Indictment, and a Brief History of Election Dirty Tricks
Our political roundtable looks at the historic charges against Donald Trump, then discusses a dark, decades-long campaign tactic practiced in Vietnam, Ukraine, and beyond: secretly manipulating U.S. foreign policy for domestic political gain.
Trump’s Potential Trials Are a One-Man “Stress Test of the Legal System”
As the country braces for an indictment in Manhattan, our political roundtable looks at the precedents and politics behind the many criminal investigations into the former President.
We’re Living in a World Created by the Iraq War
Two decades after U.S. forces attacked Iraq, our political roundtable explores the war’s lasting effects on American politics and society.
What Secrets Does the “Donald Trump of Beijing” Know?
The case against Guo Wengui could expose more about America’s politics than China’s.
The Fox News Defamation Lawsuit: “Money, Ideology, Truth, Lies—It’s All Right There”
Our political roundtable explores the fallout from the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against one of the most powerful TV networks in America.
Sliding Toward a New Cold War
Not since the Berlin Wall fell has the world been cleaved so deeply by the kind of conflict that John F. Kennedy called a “long, twilight struggle.”
Is Ukraine the Next Battle in American Politics?
A year after Russia’s invasion, our political roundtable looks at how the conflict has upended domestic and international politics.
The Glass Ceiling, Still Intact: Women and Power in Washington
Our political roundtable discusses Senator Dianne Feinstein’s retirement, Nikki Haley’s announcement, and Vice-President Kamala Harris’s political headwinds.
Ron Klain Looks Back on Biden’s First Two Years as President
“We have been declared dead, dead, dead many times,” the White House’s departing chief of staff says, of the Administration. “You just have to keep after it.”
How Will the G.O.P. Field Respond to Donald Trump’s Indictment?
Trump is not only the first former President to face federal charges but also the most confounding front-runner ever in a Presidential primary.
Trump’s Latest Indictment Is Also About the Future of the Country
With the former President facing federal charges, our political roundtable considers how much baggage is too much to win the Republican nomination.
Is the Debt-Ceiling Deal a Template to Fix Washington, or a Mere Blip?
As lawmakers at the Capitol avoid financial catastrophe, our political roundtable looks at the debt-ceiling compromise and asks whether the center can hold in today’s rage-filled politics.
How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private Party
For the very rich, even the world’s biggest performers—Beyoncé, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Andrea Bocelli—are available, at a price.
What Washington Doesn’t Understand about China
With President Biden shuttling from the G-7 summit in Japan to debt-limit negotiations in Washington, our political roundtable looks at the state of U.S.-China relations.
The Permanent-Scandal Phase of American Politics
Our political roundtable looks at a week of legal setbacks and ethics debates involving Representative George Santos, former President Donald Trump, and the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Joe Biden’s “Very Risky Choice” to Run Again Increases the Scrutiny on Kamala Harris
As Biden launches his fourth run for the Presidency, our political roundtable considers his running mate and her potential influence on the 2024 Democratic ticket.
Are We Really Getting a Rerun of the 2020 Campaign?
President Biden’s reëlection launch aims to submerge concern about his age beneath a larger case that the character of the nation is on the ballot.
With the Fox-Dominion Settlement We’re Still at the “Mercy of a Billionaire Dynasty”
After agreeing to a $787.5-million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for promoting Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election, Fox faces more challenges in-house and in court. Our political roundtable looks at the network’s future.
Abortion Heads Back to the Supreme Court
As the fate of abortion medication hangs in the balance, our political roundtable looks at the right’s broader attack on the regulatory state.
As Trump Faces Charges, Who Is in Control of the Republican Party?
With Donald Trump facing thirty-four felony counts and the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, recovering from a concussion, our political roundtable looks at who is currently leading the G.O.P.
Trump’s Indictment, and a Brief History of Election Dirty Tricks
Our political roundtable looks at the historic charges against Donald Trump, then discusses a dark, decades-long campaign tactic practiced in Vietnam, Ukraine, and beyond: secretly manipulating U.S. foreign policy for domestic political gain.
Trump’s Potential Trials Are a One-Man “Stress Test of the Legal System”
As the country braces for an indictment in Manhattan, our political roundtable looks at the precedents and politics behind the many criminal investigations into the former President.
We’re Living in a World Created by the Iraq War
Two decades after U.S. forces attacked Iraq, our political roundtable explores the war’s lasting effects on American politics and society.
What Secrets Does the “Donald Trump of Beijing” Know?
The case against Guo Wengui could expose more about America’s politics than China’s.
The Fox News Defamation Lawsuit: “Money, Ideology, Truth, Lies—It’s All Right There”
Our political roundtable explores the fallout from the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against one of the most powerful TV networks in America.
Sliding Toward a New Cold War
Not since the Berlin Wall fell has the world been cleaved so deeply by the kind of conflict that John F. Kennedy called a “long, twilight struggle.”
Is Ukraine the Next Battle in American Politics?
A year after Russia’s invasion, our political roundtable looks at how the conflict has upended domestic and international politics.
The Glass Ceiling, Still Intact: Women and Power in Washington
Our political roundtable discusses Senator Dianne Feinstein’s retirement, Nikki Haley’s announcement, and Vice-President Kamala Harris’s political headwinds.
Ron Klain Looks Back on Biden’s First Two Years as President
“We have been declared dead, dead, dead many times,” the White House’s departing chief of staff says, of the Administration. “You just have to keep after it.”