Jonathan Capehart
Jonathan Capehart
Opinion Writer

Jonathan Capehart is a member of the Post editorial board and writes about politics and social issues for the PostPartisan blog. He is also an MSNBC contributor, appearing regularly on Morning Joe and other dayside programs. Prior to joining The Post in 2007, Capehart was the deputy editor of New York Daily News’s editorial page from 2002 to 2005. He worked as a policy adviser to Michael Bloomberg in his successful campaign for mayor of New York City, he was a national affairs columnist for Bloomberg News from 2000 to 2001, and he was a member of the Daily News editorial board from 1993 to 2000. Capehart and the Daily News editorial board won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for their series on the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

Latest by Jonathan Capehart

Slain SEAL’s mom to Romney: Don’t use my son

Slain SEAL’s mom to Romney: Don’t use my son

‘He shouldn’t make my son’s death part of his political agenda.’

Democrats: ‘Chill’ the [bleep] out

Democrats: ‘Chill’ the [bleep] out

Greg Sargent was right in telling Obama supporters to step away from the ledge.

Black voices for marriage equality

Black voices for marriage equality

Julian Bond and the Revs. Delman Coates and Donte Hickman push for marriage equality in Maryland.

Trayvon’s irrelevant school records

Trayvon’s irrelevant school records

Honor student or D-student, Trayvon had a right to get home with his bag of Skittles and iced tea.