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Philip Bump    

Politics Writer at The Washington Post

Philip Bump is a national columnist for The Washington Post. Prior to that he led politics coverage for The Atlantic Wire. In the past, he worked as a designer at Adobe Systems.

As one of the paper's most read writers, he focuses on the data behind polls and political rhetoric. He also writes a weekly newsletter, "How To Read This Chart." He has appeared or been heard on most major media outlets, from MSNBC to Fox News to PBS to NPR.

His book “The Aftermath” looks at the overlap of the end of the baby boom and the upheaval in American politics and the U.S. economy.

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