# Eric Levitz

> Eric Levitz is a senior correspondent at Vox who covers American politics, economics and the future of the Democratic Party, most visibly through his newsletter and column 'The Rebuild.' A former creative-writing student turned wonk, he spent roughly eight years at New York Magazine's Intelligencer before joining Vox, earning a reputation for data-driven, argument-forward pieces that frequently irritate both the online left and the right - sometimes in the same week.

- **Role:** Senior Correspondent at Vox
- **Organizations:** Vox, New York Magazine (Intelligencer), MSNBC, Salon
- **From:** Central Connecticut, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High school diploma, Kingswood Oxford School (West Hartford, CT), BA, Creative Writing, Johns Hopkins University, MFA/MA, Fiction Writing, Johns Hopkins University
- **Known for:** Senior correspondent at Vox covering politics and policy, Authored thousands of widely syndicated political and economic articles, Long-running columnist at New York Magazine's Intelligencer

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Began journalism career at Curbed New York
- **2016** — Joined New York Magazine's Daily Intelligencer / Intelligencer as a writer
- **2016-2024** — Wrote about politics and economics at Intelligencer for roughly eight years
- **2024** — Joined Vox as a senior correspondent on the politics team
- **2024** — Launched 'The Rebuild,' a newsletter/column on the future of the Democratic Party

## Achievements

- Senior correspondent at Vox covering politics and policy
- Authored thousands of widely syndicated political and economic articles
- Long-running columnist at New York Magazine's Intelligencer
- Wrote a widely-discussed October 2023 essay on the left's response to the Hamas attack
- Plays produced in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- Returned to Kingswood Oxford as speaker at the 2025 Baird Journalism Dinner

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published 'MAGA's civil war over immigration is over. Silicon Valley lost' at Vox.
- **2026-05** — Published 'The 2026 economy could have been great - if not for Trump' at Vox.
- **2025-05** — Spoke at Kingswood Oxford's annual Baird Journalism Dinner about the state and future of journalism.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vox.com/authors/eric-levitz
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-levitz-ba34b389/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/EricLevitz
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ericlevitz.bsky.social

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