Michael Tomasky
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Michael Tomasky is an American journalist, author, and political commentator known for his liberal analysis and leadership roles at prominent opinion magazines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Tomasky canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4662477 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Tomasky Context triple: [The New Republic, editorInChief, Michael Tomasky]
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A.
Jeffrey Goldberg
Jeffrey Goldberg is an American journalist and author known for his long-form reporting on foreign policy and national security, and for serving as editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
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B.
Graeme Wood
Graeme Wood is an Australian entrepreneur best known as the founder of the online travel booking company Wotif.com.
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C.
Bennett Rosenthal
Bennett Rosenthal is an American businessman and private equity executive best known as a co-owner of the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
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D.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
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E.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American journalist and author known for his progressive political commentary and work with The Nation magazine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Tomasky Target entity description: Michael Tomasky is an American journalist, author, and political commentator known for his liberal analysis and leadership roles at prominent opinion magazines.
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A.
Jeffrey Goldberg
Jeffrey Goldberg is an American journalist and author known for his long-form reporting on foreign policy and national security, and for serving as editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.
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B.
Graeme Wood
Graeme Wood is an Australian entrepreneur best known as the founder of the online travel booking company Wotif.com.
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C.
Bennett Rosenthal
Bennett Rosenthal is an American businessman and private equity executive best known as a co-owner of the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
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D.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
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E.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American journalist and author known for his progressive political commentary and work with The Nation magazine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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columnist ⓘ editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ political commentator ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Morgantown, West Virginia
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linked to:
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960 ⓘ |
| education | West Virginia University ⓘ |
| employer |
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
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The American Prospect ⓘ The Daily Beast ⓘ The New Republic ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American government
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journalism ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genre |
political commentary
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political journalism ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
Democratic Party politics
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U.S. elections ⓘ
linked to:
United States elections
progressive politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentary on American politics
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leadership roles at opinion magazines ⓘ liberal political analysis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance |
radio and podcast political discussions
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television political commentary programs ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
advocacy for liberal democracy
ⓘ
critique of right-wing populism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bill Clinton: The American Presidents Series
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Hillary’s Turn: Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate Campaign ⓘ Left for Dead: The Life, Death, and Possible Resurrection of Progressive Politics in America ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ magazine editor ⓘ political commentator ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editor of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas
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editor of The American Prospect ⓘ editor of The New Republic ⓘ special correspondent at The Daily Beast ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| writesFor |
The American Prospect
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The Daily Beast ⓘ The New Republic ⓘ The New York Review of Books ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Tomasky Description of subject: Michael Tomasky is an American journalist, author, and political commentator known for his liberal analysis and leadership roles at prominent opinion magazines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.