Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 188
Nothing to See Here
Tom Nichols: “The death of Alexei Navalny is one of many blows to the cause of freedom that has made it a hard winter for democracy on almost every front in the world. I wish I could be a bit more cheerful—it is, after all, Friday—but the past few weeks have been very much a part of the winter darkness.”
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.