Anne Applebaum returned to Washington in 2002 after 16 years in Europe. She is a member of The Washington Post editorial board, and writes a column that generally appears on Wednesdays. She has a Web site at
www.anneapplebaum.com.
Peter Beinart is editor of The New Republic. He is also a contributor at Time Magazine and a regular guest on CNN.
Washington Post political correspondent David S. Broder won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary in 1973. His columns generally appear on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Richard Cohen has been a Post columnist since 1976. His column generally appears on The Post's opinion page on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Jackson Diehl, deputy editorial editor, has been a writer and editor at the Post since 1978. He has worked as a foreign correspondent in Latin America, Central Europe and the Middle East. His column appears on alternate Mondays.
E.J. Dionne Jr.'s column appears on The Post's opinion page on Tuesdays and Fridays. A Post columnist since 1993, Dionne is a senior fellow in government studies at the Brookings Institution.
Ellen Goodman writes an occasional column for The Post editorial page.
Fred Hiatt is editor of The Washington Post's editorial page.
Jim Hoagland is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. His column runs on Thursdays and Sundays.
Richard C. Holbrooke writes an occasional column for The Post editorial page.
David Ignatius is a novelist and associate editor of The Post. He writes about international affairs and business. His column generally appears Tuesdays and Fridays.
Robert Kagan, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former State Department official, writes a monthly column on world affairs for The Post.
Colbert I. King is Deputy Editor of The Post's Editorial Page. He can be reached at
kingc@washpost.com.
Michael Kinsley, Los Angeles Times Editorial and Opinion editor -- and former editor of Slate.com -- writes a weekly column for The Post.
Charles Krauthammer won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary in 1987. His column generally appears on Fridays.
Sebastian Mallaby grew up in Britain and has been a correspondent in Japan and Southern Africa. He joined the Post editorial page staff in 1999 after 13 years with The Economist of London, and writes about economics, globalization and cyberspace. His column appears on Mondays.
Harold Meyerson is editor at large of the American Prospect and political editor of L.A. Weekly. His column appears on Wednesdays, and he can be reached at
meyersonh@washpost.com.
William Raspberry, a Post columnist since 1966, won the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary in 1994. His column generally appears on Mondays and Fridays.
Eugene Robinson, an associate editor of The Washington Post, writes about politics and culture. His column appears on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Robert J. Samuelson, a contributing editor of Newsweek, has written a column for The Washington Post since 1977. His column generally appears on Wednesdays.
Columnist, television personality and author George F. Will won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977. His column generally appears on Thursdays and Sundays.