Dana Milbank
Washington, D.C.
Opinion columnist covering national politics
Education: Yale University, BA cum laude in political science
Dana Milbank is a nationally syndicated op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. He also provides political commentary for various TV outlets, and he is the author of three books on politics, including the New York Times bestseller "The Destructionists" and the national bestseller “Homo Politicus.” His latest book, "Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theories and Dunces who Burned Down the House" (Little, Brown) is out in September, 2024. Milbank joined The Post in 2000 as a Style political writer, then covered the presidency of George W. Bush as a White House corresponden