Elizabeth BruenigElizabeth Bruenig is a writer at The Atlantic, where she arrived after stints at the New York Times and the Washington Post. In 2019, she was named a Pulitzer finalist in feature writing for her investigation of a gang rap that took place at her high school in Arlington, Texas. Liz now reports on capital punishment, criminal justice, and American violence. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two daughters and two cats.