Jason Zengerle

Jason Gray Zengerle is a political reporter. Since December 2025, he is a staff writer at The New Yorker. According to Politico writer Hadas Gold, Zengerle is "known for his deep dives into political themes". He has subsequently been a member of the Swarthmore Alumni Council.

Career Early in his career, he was a writing fellow at the American Prospect. His 2007 article "The Accidental Populist", originally published in The New Republic was anthologized in Best American Political Writing 2007. A 2012 profile of Peter Beinart for the New York magazine following the publication of Beinart's book, The Crisis of Zionism, received praise from Ira Glunts in Mondoweiss and Marc Tracy in Tablet. Beginning in 2013, Zengerle was a staff writer at Politico and a GQ contributor. but left the magazine in December 2014 as part of a wider exodus when owner Chris Hughes took closer control and appointed Gabriel Snyder as editor. At the same time, he became a contributing editor for New York Magazine.

Zengerle received the 2019 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. In 2023, Zengerle was a national fellow at think tank New America. Since December 2025, he has been a staff writer at The New Yorker. Zengerle's book was written without Carlson's cooperation. The New York Times called the book "breezy, entertaining and ultimately disquieting".

Personal life Zengerle is married and lives with his wife, a physician and fellow Swarthmore graduate, and two children in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.