Bill Scher is a writer and podcaster exploring politics and history through the lens of pragmatism. He is the Politics Editor for the Washington Monthly and a Contributing Writer to Politico Magazine. He is the host of the history podcast "When America Worked: True Tales of America's Pragmatist Heroes," as well as co-host of "The DMZ" online show and podcast with conservative writer Matt Lewis. In 2006, he authored the book “Wait, Don’t Move To Canada: A Stay-and-Fight Strategy To Win Back America,” which later became an answer on “Jeopardy!” You can follow his political commentary on BlueSky and support his work through Patreon.