Here is a link to first chapter from my seven-part series in @washingtonpost.com called Revolutionary Revelations: Jefferson, the Declaration and an American Paradox. Rest of series linked at bottom of story www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Love this tale from @postkranish.bsky.social about how Jefferson never actually said the words attributed to him on the Jefferson Memorial: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

What’s the most interesting thing you learned from a book recently? "Reading “The World’s Fastest Man,” Michael Kranish’s biography of Major Taylor, I learned that... barely after antebellum slavery, Taylor was an international star..." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...

How Marco Rubio, once an avid USAID supporter, came to oversee its gutting, via @postkranish.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Rubio nomination complicated by attack on Musk’s Tesla and China’s ban - Florida senator’s criticism of Chinese 'genocide’ led country to forbid his entry, and his attack on Elon Musk’s company could rile Trump’s key adviser.https://wapo.st/4j8HiDd

Here is a story I wrote about my mother's unlikely role in providing unusually long matches to Jimmy Carter so he could light the first national menorah. The matchbox with his signature is now on display at the @CapJewishMuseum www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020...

Trump picks billionaire financier for deputy defense secretary w/ John Hudson & Dan Diamond wapo.st/3BPXkAU

After a St. Patrick’s Day segment on Fox featuring a display of beers, Hegseth walked by and drank the beer. They had been sitting out for hours and the show wraps at 10 a.m. my latest w/ @postkranish.bsky.social @danlamothe.bsky.social @johnhudson.bsky.social

NEW: Hegseth’s history with alcohol shadows Pentagon pick. From the Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: Hegseth’s history with alcohol shadows Pentagon pick. From the Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

EXCLUSIVE: Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says. From @PostKranish @jdawsey1 @jocwapo wapo.st/4eumAu1

Gift link: Washington Post: Trump tried to limit financial conflicts in 2017. Here's why this time could be different. wapo.st/4fSOGA9

Perspective by Michael Kranish: Cyclist Marshall “Major” Taylor overcame racism to become world champion in 1899 but never received proper recognition, say sponsors of effort to award him congressional gold medal.

4. The World's Fastest Man, Michael Kranish. About Major Taylor - the world's the first great cyclist. A story about being black, famous and gifted in 1910 – 1920 America, and about that brief moment in history when all the cool kids wanted to be in the bicycle industry.

Gift link: Washington Post: Trump tried to limit financial conflicts in 2017. Here's why this time could be different. wapo.st/4fSOGA9

EXCLUSIVE: Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says. From @PostKranish @jdawsey1 @jocwapo wapo.st/4eumAu1

Gaetz nomination brings new focus on underage sex allegations www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Uprooted from a small city, Tim Walz and his family moved to a remote town of a few hundred to deal with his father’s cancer.