After 47 years on the political beat for The Post, it’s transition time
About two months ago, my wife was out for a walk and stopped to talk with a man working in his yard. When he realized that she and I were married, he said: “Tell him he writes too long.”
Good advice, though I ask for some dispensation for this, my final Sunday Take. By the time you read this, I will have retired from full-time work at The Washington Post after 47 years. From here forward, my esteemed colleague and good friend, Karen Tumulty, will take over this space. I couldn’t be happier. There are no surer hands than hers.
I plan to remain affiliated with The Post and, after a break, will continue to report and write about what has been a lifelong education in politics and government. The story of this moment in America compels continued attention. But I will go at a different pace, in recognition of the toll of time — and time owed to others close to me.
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