Backbencher
Timothy Noah, David WoodPolitics, economics, domestic policy, and a smattering of culture.
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“Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” (Disney, 1989).
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Backbencher jefe; New Republic staff writer; author, "The Great Divergence." Former Politico, Slate, Wall Street Journal, US News, Washington Monthly, etc.
Journalist and author covering war for 35 years, Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for a series on the Americans grievously wounded in war. Website: davidwood-journalist.com
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