Kevin Drum

Kevin Drum (born October 19, 1958) is an American political blogger and columnist. He was born in Long Beach, California and now lives in Irvine, California. Drum rose to prominence through the popularity of his now-defunct independent liberal blog Calpundit (2003–2004), and through his blog Political Animal (2004–2008), published by the Washington Monthly. In 2008, he took a writing and blogging position at Mother Jones magazine.