Drew Goins

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

Newsletter writer and editor in the Opinions section

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA in journalism and Hispanic linguistics

Drew Goins is a newsletter writer and editor in the Opinions section. He came to the paper as a summer intern on the news multiplatform desk in 2016 and worked on the news side for two years before coming to Opinions. Prior to The Post, he edited for the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, as well as the U.S. Department of Education.
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Columbus Day is one big accident

Plus: Harris’s closing message. Leave your dog at home.

October 14, 2024
Revelers march in the 80th annual Columbus Day Parade in New York on Monday.

The whole world faces its greatest danger in decades

Plus: The logic of Harris’s podcast circuit. Getting a little peace on a hike through Vermont.

October 11, 2024
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard watch a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocking their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5.

A decades-old Trump tape resurfaces

Plus: Hurricane disinformation. Pivotal races.

October 10, 2024
(Maansi Srivastava for The Washington Post)

Feel guilty about your Tesla? Go (a little) easy on yourself.

Plus: Hamburger University. The Indian American vote. Hurricane Milton.

October 9, 2024

The project to bring democracy west of Pittsburgh

Plus: European speeding tickets. Child-care economics.

October 8, 2024
Catherine Brandsen adjusts a photograph of White Mountain Apache Chief William Alchesay from his pension file application on a camera copy stand station at the National Archives on June 12. (Kent Nishimura for The Washington Post)

It takes a lot to get a federal judge to write a piece this bold

Plus: The Oct. 7 anniversary. Chinese warships. AC as a human right.

October 7, 2024
(Anthony Gerace for The Washington Post)

An act of God — and one of Satan? — in North Carolina

Plus: Chappell Roan! Lebanon’s shot at stability. The FBI’s cyber-mission.

October 4, 2024
Flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C., on Thursday. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

In case you forgot, Kamala Harris is a woman

Plus: The rape trial rocking France. Mormon voters. A year in Gaza.

October 3, 2024

Did Vance crush the debate, or just the truth?

Plus: Pete Rose’s punishment. A sweet new year and a painful anniversary.

October 2, 2024
Tim Walz debates JD Vance in New York on Tuesday. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)

Imagine SEAL Team Six. Now make it nerdy.

Plus: The dockworkers strike. VP debate preview. Melania on “Melania.”

October 1, 2024
Jarod Koopman at Lake Effect Martial Arts gym, in Hamburg, N.Y., where he teaches jujitsu. (Eric T. Kunsman for The Washington Post)