@PostKranish

Former Washington Post. Books: The World’s Fastest Man (Cyclist Major Taylor); Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War; Trump Revealed (co-author)

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NOW ON SALE: The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, Amer... amazon.com/dp/1501192590/ref… via @amazon

The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black...

In the 1890s, the nation’s promise of equality had failed spectacularly. While slavery had ended with the Civil War, the Jim Crow laws still separated blacks from whites, and the excesses of the...

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Craig Whitlock@CraigMWhitlockJul 12
It took me 12 years, but I finally wheedled my way into a federal prison for a long sit-down interview with Fat Leonard. The big man had some secrets to tell. Gift link 👇
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Here’s the @washingtonpost story I wrote about Biden brain surgeries. I am posting this because Vance said @joerogan podcast he didn’t know about this because of a “constrained” media. In fact we wrote about Biden and Trump health. wapo.st/4wGixnF

Biden once nearly died of an aneurysm. Risky surgery changed his life.

Decades ago, Biden’s condition was misdiagnosed as a pinched nerve. His survival helps explain the 81-year-old’s motivations today.

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And here’s a story about Trump health around the same time. wapo.st/4f509z1

Shadowing Trump’s attacks on mental fitness — his own father’s dementia

As Trump accuses Biden of being “cognitively impaired,” he avoids mention of his father’s Alzheimer’s disease — an experience that shaped Trump’s views of the condition.

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What a nice surprise to see my series about Thomas Jefferson on the @washingtonpost home page and that it’s among the most read. This originally published in November as part of a seven part series (my last day at the Post was April 30). Edited by the late great @DanEggenDC
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Here’s the link wapo.st/4eIluhA

How a young Jefferson’s plea to the King helped ignite America’s fight for independence

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a document that instead helped set America on the path to independence.

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Patrick Caldwell@patcaldwellMay 7
It’s impossible to fill @PostKranish’s shoes, but we’ll try. This person will be asked to write agenda-setting profiles of major political figures, with a focus on vetting backgrounds to unearth scoops and write rich narratives. 2/4
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Great job and great editor. I can attest.
Patrick Caldwell@patcaldwellApr 29
Come get some zesty edits
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Dan was my editor at @washingtonpost for the last year. A mentor, brother in journalism and great editor. Thank you for making every day and story better. You are missed. Dan Eggen, who shaped politics coverage at The Post, dies at 60 washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Dan Eggen, who shaped politics coverage at The Post, dies at 60

He helped guide Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, including coverage of Russian election interference in 2016 and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Paul Kane@pkcapitolApr 12
Please read @PostKranish’s final piece as he retires after an amazing run. As he always did, this piece is definitive in explaining how Washington used to work and how problems today won’t be resolved without massive, systemic changes. Even Newt knows this but ….
Michael Kranish@PostKranishApr 11
In my last story for @washingtonpost, I write about why the extraordinary bipartisan support in the 1990 Congress for clean air, immigration and disabilities legislation has devolved into today's partisan rancor and efforts to undo those accomplishments. wapo.st/424t3ru

In 1990, a bipartisan Congress passed historic bills. Then it cracked apart.

36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now, a broken Congress has enabled Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.

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Darrel Rowland@darreldrowlandApr 11
One of the best pieces I've read on how Washington descended into the bitter partisanship of today Turns out the "good ol' days" ended around 1990, after a bipartisan Congress passed historic bills Then it cracked apart... wapo.st/424t3ru

In 1990, a bipartisan Congress passed historic bills. Then it cracked apart.

36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now, a broken Congress has enabled Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.

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Patrick Caldwell@patcaldwellApr 11
How Congress’s bipartisan high point led to our era of political rancor. Stellar read by @PostKranish to start off your weekend wapo.st/424t3ru

In 1990, a bipartisan Congress passed historic bills. Then it cracked apart.

36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now, a broken Congress has enabled Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.

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In my last story for @washingtonpost, I write about why the extraordinary bipartisan support in the 1990 Congress for clean air, immigration and disabilities legislation has devolved into today's partisan rancor and efforts to undo those accomplishments. wapo.st/424t3ru

In 1990, a bipartisan Congress passed historic bills. Then it cracked apart.

36 years ago, a Republican president and Democratic lawmakers produced monumental laws. Now, a broken Congress has enabled Trump to undo key parts of that legacy.

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It was my childhood dream to work at the Post, and I'm grateful to have spent the past 10+ years there with many wonderful colleagues, who I am rooting for and will continue to read. I hope this story, meanwhile, conveys some of what I've learned covering Washington.
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Many thanks to @miamiherald for republishing for the first time my series on South Beach. This was originally published as an eight-page section and it helped lead Miami Beach to abandon a plan to tear down much of the beautiful Art Deco neighborhood and instead restore it.
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See the South Beach of the 1980s — a time of decline, change, renewal miamiherald.com/news/local/c…

See the South Beach of the 1980s — a time of decline, change, renewal

Read about the people and the places that have disappeared.

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Breaking news: A judge rejected the Justice Department's request to search through a Post reporter’s electronic devices as part of a national security leak investigation, ruling that the court would instead be responsible for conducting the search. wapo.st/3OZKLsY
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Patrick Marley@patrickdmarleyFeb 24
Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter — via ⁦@PerryStein⁩ washingtonpost.com/national-…
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Marc Fisher@mffisherFeb 7
The Post this week is publishing a number of final pieces by some of its finest writers, now tossed to the curb. Here's a Paul Duggan gem: How an unsolved 1971 murder led to a surprise DNA connection wapo.st/4azZseB

How an unsolved 1971 homicide led to a surprise DNA connection

A detective investigating a killing stumbled onto a “case within a case,” as he called it, involving long-lost siblings who hadn’t seen each other for 62 years.

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Lizzie Johnson@lizziejohnsonnnJan 29
Getting to follow in the footsteps of so many Washington Post correspondents — who have been at the front lines of some of the world’s biggest moments — has been an honor. We are still here, still writing history. I hope that doesn’t change.
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On this day 40 years ago, I covered the launch of space shuttle Challenger for @BostonGlobe. On this anniversary, I returned to the story for @washingtonpost and found an engineer who tried to stop the launch still spreading the lesson of that tragic day. wapo.st/3LHjCdk

40 years later, a new look at lessons from the Challenger disaster

Christa McAuliffe’s flight as the “teacher in space” lasted 73 seconds. A reporter who witnessed the tragedy returned to the story and found an engineer still trying to spread its lessons.

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David Lauter@DavidLauterJan 27
40 years later, a new look at lessons from the Challenger disaster. Christa McAuliffe’s shuttle flight as NASA's “teacher in space” lasted 73 seconds. @PostKranish, who witnessed the tragedy, found an engineer still trying to teach its lessons. washingtonpost.com/politics/…

40 years later, a new look at lessons from the Challenger disaster

Christa McAuliffe’s flight as the “teacher in space” lasted 73 seconds. A reporter who witnessed the tragedy returned to the story and found an engineer still trying to spread its lessons.

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