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.
Kamala Harris’s “Different Kind of Hope Campaign”
“The enthusiasm is real, but I don’t think it’s so much around an agenda of Harris’s as much as it is around an agenda of stopping Trump,” Susan B. Glasser says.
Proud and Impassioned, Joe Biden Passes the Torch at the D.N.C.
In a valedictory speech in Chicago, the President mapped his legacy and asked to be remembered as a man who pulled the country from the maw of tragedy.
What the Harris Campaign Needs to Win
James Carville and Paul Begala share lessons from Bill Clinton’s groundbreaking 1992 campaign.
The Harris-Walz Reboot
“Walz has scrambled the circuits for Trump because he’s not easy to pigeonhole,” Evan Osnos says. “He’s not what Trump imagines, in his comic-book way, of what a progressive looks like.”
Decoding the “Compelling” Attack Ads of the 2024 Campaign
“The Harris campaign will have a couple of uplifting, very positive ads, especially when they announce who the V.P. will be,” Professor Jennifer Lawless says. “But my bet is that this will be a race to the bottom in terms of negativity.”
Could Kamala Harris Be a Trump-Level Cultural Phenomenon?
Analyzing the “very successful” kickoff of the Vice-President’s 2024 campaign.
Special Episode: Biden Passes the Torch
Kamala Harris “has one foot in the incumbency and one foot outside of it, and that is the opportunity here,” Evan Osnos says. “She has the chance to reshape this race in a profound way.”
Joe Biden’s Act of Selflessness
Throughout his political career, the President has turned pain into purpose. Now he must do it again.
Trump’s Triumphant R.N.C. and Biden’s Dilemma
The Republican National Convention “had the feeling of sort of a very polite Midwestern cult meeting,” Susan B. Glasser says, reporting from Milwaukee.
The Great Democratic Party Freakout of 2024
Analyzing President Biden’s press conference in light of mounting concerns about his age and electability.
F.D.R.’s Election Lessons for Joe Biden and the Democrats
Less than six weeks before Democrats formally choose their nominee, the President is marching down a path of constant peril.
Did Joe Biden’s ABC Interview Stanch the Bleeding or Prolong It?
Campaigns require conviction—but must also be able to absorb bad news and pull out signal from noise.
Biden Gets Up After His Debate Meltdown
The President’s political decision-making has long been shaped by two instincts: bouncing back and reading the room. They could lead him in opposite directions in the days ahead.
What Does Biden’s Disastrous Debate Mean for Democrats?
“This has raised terrible questions about the Biden camp’s credibility on the issue of his age,” Jane Mayer says.
What Can We Expect from the Biden-Trump Debate?
Until recently, it wasn’t clear that the two men would ever share a stage again. Now there’s a potential for even greater stakes and strangeness than four years ago.
What to Expect from the Biden-Trump Debate, with the Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin
“If anybody’s wondering whether debates matter,” Evan Osnos says, “the truth is that the history on this is pretty eloquent, which is that they do matter in very tight contests.”
Hunter Biden’s Conviction and Trump’s Risk to the Justice Department in 2024
“It defies imagination to think that this is a case that would have existed in any other context than the context of Biden being in the White House,” Susan B. Glasser says.
A G.O.P. Strategist on the Republican Voters Who Could Abandon Trump
Donald Trump’s grip on his supporters remains firm despite his felony conviction. What can the latest polling and focus-group data tell us about what Republican voters are thinking?
The Shadow of Tiananmen Falls on Hong Kong
The anniversary of the massacre coincides with verdicts in the trial of the pro-democracy activists known as the Hong Kong 47.
A “Stunningly Decisive” End to Donald Trump’s Trial
The former President and Republican front-runner, a man who has rarely faced the consequences for his wrongdoing, was found guilty of thirty-four felony counts in his New York hush-money case. Will it matter?
Kamala Harris’s “Different Kind of Hope Campaign”
“The enthusiasm is real, but I don’t think it’s so much around an agenda of Harris’s as much as it is around an agenda of stopping Trump,” Susan B. Glasser says.
Proud and Impassioned, Joe Biden Passes the Torch at the D.N.C.
In a valedictory speech in Chicago, the President mapped his legacy and asked to be remembered as a man who pulled the country from the maw of tragedy.
What the Harris Campaign Needs to Win
James Carville and Paul Begala share lessons from Bill Clinton’s groundbreaking 1992 campaign.
The Harris-Walz Reboot
“Walz has scrambled the circuits for Trump because he’s not easy to pigeonhole,” Evan Osnos says. “He’s not what Trump imagines, in his comic-book way, of what a progressive looks like.”
Decoding the “Compelling” Attack Ads of the 2024 Campaign
“The Harris campaign will have a couple of uplifting, very positive ads, especially when they announce who the V.P. will be,” Professor Jennifer Lawless says. “But my bet is that this will be a race to the bottom in terms of negativity.”
Could Kamala Harris Be a Trump-Level Cultural Phenomenon?
Analyzing the “very successful” kickoff of the Vice-President’s 2024 campaign.
Special Episode: Biden Passes the Torch
Kamala Harris “has one foot in the incumbency and one foot outside of it, and that is the opportunity here,” Evan Osnos says. “She has the chance to reshape this race in a profound way.”
Joe Biden’s Act of Selflessness
Throughout his political career, the President has turned pain into purpose. Now he must do it again.
Trump’s Triumphant R.N.C. and Biden’s Dilemma
The Republican National Convention “had the feeling of sort of a very polite Midwestern cult meeting,” Susan B. Glasser says, reporting from Milwaukee.
The Great Democratic Party Freakout of 2024
Analyzing President Biden’s press conference in light of mounting concerns about his age and electability.
F.D.R.’s Election Lessons for Joe Biden and the Democrats
Less than six weeks before Democrats formally choose their nominee, the President is marching down a path of constant peril.
Did Joe Biden’s ABC Interview Stanch the Bleeding or Prolong It?
Campaigns require conviction—but must also be able to absorb bad news and pull out signal from noise.
Biden Gets Up After His Debate Meltdown
The President’s political decision-making has long been shaped by two instincts: bouncing back and reading the room. They could lead him in opposite directions in the days ahead.
What Does Biden’s Disastrous Debate Mean for Democrats?
“This has raised terrible questions about the Biden camp’s credibility on the issue of his age,” Jane Mayer says.
What Can We Expect from the Biden-Trump Debate?
Until recently, it wasn’t clear that the two men would ever share a stage again. Now there’s a potential for even greater stakes and strangeness than four years ago.
What to Expect from the Biden-Trump Debate, with the Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin
“If anybody’s wondering whether debates matter,” Evan Osnos says, “the truth is that the history on this is pretty eloquent, which is that they do matter in very tight contests.”
Hunter Biden’s Conviction and Trump’s Risk to the Justice Department in 2024
“It defies imagination to think that this is a case that would have existed in any other context than the context of Biden being in the White House,” Susan B. Glasser says.
A G.O.P. Strategist on the Republican Voters Who Could Abandon Trump
Donald Trump’s grip on his supporters remains firm despite his felony conviction. What can the latest polling and focus-group data tell us about what Republican voters are thinking?
The Shadow of Tiananmen Falls on Hong Kong
The anniversary of the massacre coincides with verdicts in the trial of the pro-democracy activists known as the Hong Kong 47.
A “Stunningly Decisive” End to Donald Trump’s Trial
The former President and Republican front-runner, a man who has rarely faced the consequences for his wrongdoing, was found guilty of thirty-four felony counts in his New York hush-money case. Will it matter?