Miriam Waldvogel

About me

I’m a reporter at The Washington Post writing about tech and the economy, including trade, tariffs, crypto, and AI. I like breaking down any complicated or interesting story if it can help people understand the world just a little better. I’m currently based in Washington, D.C.

Email me at TK@washpost.com or contact me securely on Signal at mwald.22. My LinkedIn and X/Twitter are @miriamwaldvogel and @miriamwldvgl.

I’m a recent graduate of Princeton University, where I was the editor-in-chief of our student newspaper during the first year of the second Trump administration. I also majored in math and minored in humanistic studies (a fancy name for the reading and earnest discussion of great works of literature).

I grew up in Stockton, California, known as the Asparagus Capital of the World or “the most miserable city in America,” depending on whom you ask. There, I got my start in journalism by blogging about local politics and campaign finance in high school. In college, I also reported for Stocktonia, a new nonprofit outlet focused on government accountability, and for The Hill.

Clips

How GOP megabill fuels debt for future generations — The Hill

Crypto lobbying skyrockets under Trump; 27 firms file first-ever lobbying forms — The Hill

Trump tariffs: A grocery shopper’s guide — The Hill

Trump’s Canada tariff carve-out spares most products — for now — The Hill

Has Princeton lost its appetite for feeder schools? — The Daily Princetonian

At Princeton’s Mpala Research Center, researchers grapple with a colonial legacy — The Daily Princetonian. This story was a finalist in the 2023 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Awards.

Chronic absenteeism an issue for SUSD Board of Trustees — Stocktonia

Other things I do

I wrote my senior thesis on the Kakeya conjecture, advised by Fields Medalist Charlie Fefferman. The Kakeya conjecture is a question about geometry that has surprising connections to the math underneath differential equations, signal processing, and other fields. My other main area of mathematical interest is algebraic number theory, which is, roughly speaking, the study of the structure of numbers and their generalizations.

I’m also a classically trained violinist. If you’re in the D.C. area and are interested in playing in a piano trio or string quartet, now you know how to contact me! And I once ran a really slow half marathon.