With a heavy heart, I have to tell you that after a long battle with cancer my husband Kevin Drum passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025.
No public memorial services are planned.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity or political cause of your choice.
A Facebook page, 'In Memory of Kevin Drum', has been created as a place for friends and family to share memories of Kevin. I encourage you to post your thoughts and memories there.
Thank you to all the wonderful blog readers who supported, encouraged and challenged him through the years.
He will be greatly missed.
Marian
I'm so, so sorry, Marian.
Oh no. Words fail. I'm so sorry, Marian. Kevin was well-loved all around the world.
We will miss him.
I'm so sorry Marian. After reading Kevin's blog for so many years I feel like I have lost a friend. Best wishes to you and the rest of your family.
Jeff Miller
Sacramento, CA
You have my deepest sympathy.
Very sorry to hear this. RIP Kevin and my condolences to all who loved him. I'll miss his perspective on things.
My sympathies, Marian.
Goodbye, Kevin.
Goodbye to all of you, with whom I've spent so much time over the last 21 years. Perhaps we will meet again, elsewhere.
Oh man, the post I didn't want to see. My condolences to the family. Kevin will be greatly missed.
I’m so very, very sorry. Marian. Kevin did a lot of good in the world and we will miss him very much.
I'm so sorry to hear that.
All of us who got to know Kevin through his writing share, in a small way, your grief and your loss.
I am very sad to hear that. It was wonderful to read his blogs over many years, and I learned a lot from him.
I've thought about what I could say on this day, and I cannot say anything.
I am so sorry Marian. My deepest condolences to you and your entire family. I have been reading Kevin's blog since CalPundit, and like many others, I too feel like I've lost a friend. My husband of 32 years passed away in 2017 and I know how shattered you must feel. I hope your family is with you during this very difficult time. My heart goes out to you. The world is so much less without Kevin in it.
Joy Jacques
Minneapolis, MN
I am so sorry to hear this. He was a great man, how he helped me understand the world.
He was a good man. You will have a lot to miss, as will we all.
Steve
I am so sorry. He was unique. No one does what he did. He will be missed.
I’m so sorry, Marian.
You have my deepest sympathies, Marian. Please know that Kevin brought a tremendous amount of knowledge and joy to countless people over the years. May his memory be for a blessing.
I'm so sad to hear this: for you, Marian, for his close friends and family, and for all of us who have followed him for years.
Edward Pearson
Boston, MA
This is sad news indeed. I feared the worst since he rarely goes this long without posting, so thanks for letting us know. I will miss his daily wisdom, insight, and human decency. He was a good man who gave us all a lot through his extraordinary talents. I hope you (Marion) get the support you need in grieving and my sympathies also go out to all the thousands of readers in the Kevin Drum community who will also feel the loss as I do.
My condolences, Marian. I know you have supported him always.
Kevin will be greatly missed.
The strength and clarity he demonstrated in his last posts in his last days, immeasurable.
An awful day. Kevin’s posts, cats, Miriam and all the posters here will be missed.
I am so sorry to hear this, Marian. I have read Kevin's writing for over 10 years and, even though we've never met, feel like I've lost a friend. I learned so much from him.
My thoughts and sympathies are with you and the rest of your family.
Memory eternal (as my church chants). My sympathy to you and to the cats!
I'm so sorry, Marian. Kevin was an exceptional human being, a good person in every way. He will be missed by many.
Steven Blaisdell
Burlington, VT
in the face of the darkening of the american experiment you were a steadfast son of the enlightenment; godspeed kevin drum (starchild)
sadness, and a life well-lived
RIP Kevin. Been reading you since Calpundit. One of the best writers and thinkers of the blogosphere. Condolences to family. He is missed already.
Wow.
This is unfortunate.
Wish Marian and cats the best.
I'm so sorry to hear this. I've been reading Kevin since I was in high school (over 20 years) and while my politics drifted far to the right during that time, he still kept a spot in my feed reader. In fact he's the only person I still read every post from, other than Matt Yglesias. I've been checking my feed daily in the hopes I'd see good health news. He will be missed, and please know there are few people who had as broad an impact on people than him.