william liang

I’m a writer living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently, I’m a political columnist for The Hill, where I cover elections and politicians. I’m also an editor-at-large at Vantage magazine. My writing has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, The Daily Wire, The Nation, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and elsewhere. I tweet from @williamliang, and you can contact me here.

selected columns

“Could the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez emerge from San Francisco?” The Hill, 2.26
“How incompetence and being ‘a little too trusting’ tanked a governor” The Hill, 1.26
“Teflon Zohran? Mamdani’s best friends were his opponents.” The Hill, 11.25
“As the New York mayor election nears, Cuomo can’t go soft on Trump now” The Hill, 10.25
“Can Gavin Newsom learn from centrists who focus on governing?” The Hill, 10.25
“We’ve failed Charlie Kirk, and ourselves,” The Hill, 9.25
“Despite panic-injected headlines, Supreme Court won’t overturn gay marriage”The Hill, 8.25
“Federal authority over DC is nothing new, and it is needed again” The Hill, 8.25
“Is Israel losing support from its strongest US allies?” The Hill, 7.25
“Don’t get upset with Mamdani for trying to take advantage of DEI” The Hill, 7.25

freelance writing

“Gavin Newsom’s memoir proves his critics right” Substack, 2.26
“Why aren’t we talking about the harm AI is doing to students?” The Chicago Tribune, 2.26
“UC should go back to considering standardized tests in admissions” The Los Angeles Times, 12.25
“AI is fracturing the student-teacher relationship” The Boston Globe, 7.25
“California’s New Slavery Bill Could Change Everything.” The Daily Wire, 6.25
“‘We Deserve Life’: Students Speak Out From Gaza” The Nation, 9.25
“Native Americans still suffer from past subjugation, stereotyping” The San Diego Union-Tribune, 9.24