Working as the Monthly’s business manager and being inspired by its beloved book review editor, Kukula Glastris, helped make me a writer.
Sarah P. Weeldreyer
Sarah P. Weeldreyer is a writer and former Washington Monthly business manager who lives in McLean, Virginia with her family.
Posted inBooks
The Doomscroll Generation
Social media and smartphones have tipped an entire generation into anxiety and depression. Is there anything to be done?
Posted inApril/May/June 2022
The Strike Zone
Little-known labor heroes provide a path forward for today.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Can a Facebook Whistleblower Help Protect Our Children?
I’m grateful to Frances Haugen for telling the world about the social media giant’s dangerous practices. Now Congress needs to act.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Mark Zuckerberg’s “Oppenheimer Moment”
Social media platforms are becoming an increasingly dangerous place for teens. Will its leaders do anything about it?
Posted inBooks, January/February/March 2021, Magazine
The Brutality of Boyhood
Parenting in the age of #MeToo.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
What Military Families Can Teach Us About Living Through COVID-19
They are used to having their entire lives upended.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
A Woman President Isn’t That Far Away
Just ask my teenage son.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
A Lesson from Richmond’s Gun Rally
How one gun-rights protester made the case for more gun-safety laws.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Our First Amendment Responsibility
What two young people can teach us about exercising free speech in the digital age.
