Hi, I'm Zach

I’m a writer, researcher, journalist, and editor living in Chicago. I have worked on the health, science, justice, and politics beat for over 10 years. I have covered murder trials and clinical trials, focusing on complex and contested terrain: drugs and policy, medical technology, and criminal justice. I also review books, movies, and TV shows. for fun. You can keep up with me and my work by subscribing to my newsletter.

My journalism has been featured in a wide variety of news outlets and magazines: Harper’s, New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, WIRED, Playboy, The Nation, Scientific American, The New Republic, Politico Magazine, New York Magazine, Vulture, VICE, Undark Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, and many more.

I’ve also guest appeared on many podcasts (Chapo Trap House, True Anon, Citations Needed, etc.) and news shows (The Young Turks, The Majority Report, etc.).

Click around and read some clips. You can hire me to write for you. For any inquiries, shoot me an email: zachary.siegel1 [AT] gmail.com. I’m on Twitter (er, X): @ZachWritesStuff.