Yoni Appelbaum

Yoni Appelbaum (born 1979 or 1980^[1]) is an American historian and journalist. He is a senior editor for politics at The Atlantic, where he was previously a columnist.^[2][3][4]

Yoni Appelbaum
Nationality	American
Education	Brandeis University (PhD) Columbia University (BA)
Occupation(s)	Politics Editor, The Atlantic
Known for	Social and cultural historian, Journalist
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Emily Pressman
Children	2
Parent(s)	Diana Muir Karter Paul S. Appelbaum
Family	Binyamin Appelbaum (brother) Peter Karter (grandfather) Trish Karter (aunt)

Early life and education

Appelbaum was born to Diana Muir Karter and Dr. Paul S. Appelbaum and was raised in Newton, Massachusetts.^[5] He has a brother, Binyamin Appelbaum, and a sister, and Avigail Appelbaum.^[6] His grandfather is nuclear engineer Peter Karter. His aunt is entrepreneur Trish Karter. After graduating from the Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts, Appelbaum graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University in 2003 and then obtained a Ph.D. in history from Brandeis University in 2014.^[7][1][6][8]

Career

Before moving to The Atlantic, Appelbaum taught at Harvard University.^[2] His academic work focused on the Gilded Age.^[9]

In the March 2019 issue of The Atlantic, Appelbaum wrote a long-form article making the case for the impeachment of President Donald Trump.^[10][11] According to Margaret Sullivan writing in The Washington Post, 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."^[12]

Personal life

In 2004, Appelbaum married Emily Pressman of Wilmington, Delaware, in a Jewish ceremony at Columbia University. They had been dating since they were in college.^[13][1] They have two children.^[14]

Publications

• Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity (2025, Random House) ISBN 978-0-5934-4929-5