Kevin Drum (born October 19, 1958) is an American journalist. Drum initially rose to prominence through the popularity of his independent blog Calpundit (2003–2004). He later was invited to launch a blog, Political Animal (2004–2008), for the Washington Monthly. In 2008, he took a writing and blogging position at Mother Jones magazine.He was born in Long Beach, California and currently lives in Irvine, California.