Catherine Rampell

New York, N.Y.

Columnist covering economics, public policy, immigration and politics

Education: Princeton University

Catherine Rampell is an opinion columnist at The Washington Post. She frequently covers economics, public policy, immigration and politics, with a special emphasis on data-driven journalism. She is also an economic and political commentator for CNN, a special correspondent for the PBS NewsHour and a contributor to Marketplace. She serves on the advisory board for the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Before joining The Post, she wrote about economics and theater for the New York Times. Rampell received the 2021 Online Journalism Award for Commentary and the 2010 Weidenbaum Center Award for Evi
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Latest from Catherine Rampell

House Republicans try to blow up the border deal they claim to want

Would they get a better deal if they regained the White House? Nope!

January 19, 2024

Congress is about to do something amazing: Agree to invest in kids

Republicans and Democrats have come to a good deal on the child tax credit. It should pass.

January 16, 2024

There’s nothing pro-child about the GOP’s resistance to food aid

Republicans have add many opportunities to prove they care about kids. They keep failing.

January 11, 2024

The Fed is taming inflation. Politicians want to make it harder next time.

The Fed’s ability to avert a recession depended heavily on its credibility. Why are so many trying to trash it?

January 9, 2024

Why the United States needs to stop being a nation of losers

In today’s America, everyone sees themselves as getting the short end of the stick.

January 4, 2024

Will we turn away from fossil fuels in time?

To be clear, the U.S. transition away from fossil fuels and into cleaner, renewable forms of energy is a question of when, not if.

January 2, 2024

New Year’s resolutions for the media (and those who love to hate us)

Our mission must be producing nuanced, thoughtful coverage you say you want. Yours must be to actually consume it.

December 29, 2023

GOP immigration demands would degrade, not strengthen, U.S. security

Not only would the proposal increase chaos at the border, they would also undermine U.S. security interests.

December 22, 2023

Right-wing pundits tremble in fear of … tap-dancing

Who knew anyone could get so triggered by jazz hands?

December 19, 2023

The plot to undermine the U.S. tax code, using the Supreme Court

The right is trying to constrain Congress’s ability to write tax law.

December 12, 2023