Patrick Hruby
@patrickhruby.bsky.social
Deputy Editor, Washingtonian | Alum and bylines, many places | To pitch me: [email protected] | To reach me: www.patrickhruby.net
Erika, thank you
February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Erika, thank you
Perfect juxtaposition for Brooks’ peace out column—the political and cultural movement he’s spent his life carrying water for is finally in full flower, and he’s off to Yale to complain about Ivy League liberal elites destroying America
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Perfect juxtaposition for Brooks’ peace out column—the political and cultural movement he’s spent his life carrying water for is finally in full flower, and he’s off to Yale to complain about Ivy League liberal elites destroying America
Absolutely insane that this is being written in the year of our lord 2026, but here we are
January 29, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Absolutely insane that this is being written in the year of our lord 2026, but here we are
Every single poll tells the same story: there’s the Fox News Cinematic Universe fanbase, and then there’s everyone else
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Every single poll tells the same story: there’s the Fox News Cinematic Universe fanbase, and then there’s everyone else
Even the WSJ Op-Ed page is beating a strategic retreat
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Even the WSJ Op-Ed page is beating a strategic retreat
Dude folded at at sight of rude sidewalk chalk
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Dude folded at at sight of rude sidewalk chalk
This is basically the split on almost everything—Republicans fundamentally want and value different things than everyone else, and a political system that empowers land (and money) allows them to get more of those things than they otherwise could
January 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM
This is basically the split on almost everything—Republicans fundamentally want and value different things than everyone else, and a political system that empowers land (and money) allows them to get more of those things than they otherwise could
Every morning I open my browser and come across a half-dozen things I cannot fathom ever thinking, being concerned about, or speaking out loud
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Every morning I open my browser and come across a half-dozen things I cannot fathom ever thinking, being concerned about, or speaking out loud
NYT headline writers back at it
January 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
NYT headline writers back at it
Silicon Valley clearly hasn’t thought this through, but maybe whoever wrote this dek should have?
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Silicon Valley clearly hasn’t thought this through, but maybe whoever wrote this dek should have?
What the hell are we doing
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
What the hell are we doing
This is a Yes, But all-timer
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 AM
This is a Yes, But all-timer
How did that work out in Iraq, again?
January 20, 2026 at 2:49 AM
How did that work out in Iraq, again?
