Op-ed columnist for The New York Times since 2017 and a longtime journalist covering politics, religion, women's rights, and the American right. Author of books including 'Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism' and 'The Means of Reproduction'. Previously wrote for Slate, The Nation, and other outlets.
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Michelle Goldberg
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Public positions Michelle Goldberg has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Abortion access"Outspoken defender of abortion rights and critic of post-Dobbs state-level restrictions"
- LGBTQ civil-rights protections"Supports broad federal protections and critiques restrictions on trans rights"
- Religious liberty"Critic of expansive religious-exemption claims she argues undermine civil rights and pluralism"
- U.S. policy on Israel and Palestine"A liberal Zionist who has become an increasingly sharp critic of the Israeli government's conduct of the Gaza war"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.