Batya Ungar-Sargon
American journalist and author
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| April 2025 | Argued on a NewsNation segment about wealth inequality, housing prices, and loss of manufacturing jobs, suggesting middle-class people working in meatpacking plants as a solution. |
| 2025 | Praised a Newsweek editorial by Charles Stallworth, which later became controversial due to Stallworth's self-identification as a Nazi. |
| 2024 | Became the opinion editor at Newsweek. |
| November 2024 | Called upon American Jews to vote for Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| October 2024 | Identified Donald Trump as a centrist, contrary to widely-held views of him being right-wing. |
| April 2024 | In a Newsweek interview, Ungar-Sargon expressed support for various political and economic policies, including limiting immigration and reforming job requirements. |
| April 2024 | Interviewed by Newsweek about policy support. |
| March 2024 | Criticized elements of the political left in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. |
| March 2024 | Wrote an article discussing perceived lack of left-wing solidarity for Israeli victims of sexual violence on October 7, expanding on her views about left-wing politics. |
| 2023 | Ungar-Sargon self-identified as a left-wing populist, acknowledging that many might perceive her as repeating 'conservative talking points'. |
| 2022 | Ungar-Sargon began writing articles opposing American support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion, critiquing U.S. interventionism and arguing for prioritizing economically disadvantaged Americans. |
| June 2022 | In an interview with Dennis Prager, Ungar-Sargon described herself as a Marxist. |
| 2021 | Published 'Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy', a book critiquing race-conscious media and arguing for a return to class-conscious reporting. |
| 2021 | Bari Weiss of the Free Press characterized Ungar-Sargon as difficult to categorize ideologically, identifying her as a left-wing populist. |
| 2020 | Selected for the 2021 ADL and Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship. |
| 2019 | Articulated the importance of maintaining an American Jewish identity apart from Israeli politics, emphasizing values of civil and minority rights. |
| 2019 | Ungar-Sargon publicly criticized United States Representative Ilhan Omar on Twitter for alleged antisemitic tropes regarding U.S. support for Israel, leading to a public exchange about political influence. |
| 2017 | Became the opinion editor at The Forward, a role in which she was criticized by some on the left for allegations of weaponizing claims of antisemitism and right-wing, pro-Israel bias. |
| 2010 | Ungar-Sargon self-identified as an American liberal during this decade. |
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