Charles Lane
Washington, D.C.
Deputy opinion editor and columnist
Education: Harvard College, BA in social studies; Yale Law School, MSL
Charles Lane is a deputy opinion editor and columnist. Lane joined The Post in 2000 as an editorial writer, did a stint as The Post’s Supreme Court reporter and then rejoined the editorial board in 2007. Previously, he was editor and a senior editor of the New Republic from 1993 to 1999 and a foreign correspondent for Newsweek from 1987 to 1993. He is the author of three books on U.S. history and legal affairs; he is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.