David M. Shribman

David Shribman, who is leaving his post as executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after 16 years, is a nationally syndicated columnist and scholar in residence at Carnegie Mellon University.

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I Tried to Pick America’s Future Political Stars and Didn’t Come Close

The exercise, conducted for The Wall Street Journal 31 years ago, now shows that early success doesn’t portend lasting impact.
- David M. Shribman
- December 23, 2018