Dear Friend,
I moved to the United States from Britain at the beginning of the last decade, when it was still possible for a young liberal to feel optimistic about politics and the notion of a Donald Trump presidency would have sounded like a bad joke. Now, with a global pandemic raging and the possibility of another four years of a dangerous madman in the White House, I feel luckier than ever to be at The New Republic, where I write about national politics and health care. That beat makes it hard to recapture that optimism I felt years ago—but it’s an absolute privilege anyway. Writing analysis and criticism of the terrifying moment we’re in helps me understand what’s happening and what might come next, and I hope it does the same for our readers.
—Libby Watson, Staff Writer |
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| Libby Watson is a staff writer at The New Republic, where she writes about politics and health care. She previously worked for Splinter, Gizmodo, and the Sunlight Foundation. She lives in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Banbury, England. |
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