From Jossip:

Chris Beam, part of the duo that put out IvyGate, is now running Slate’s new campaign blog, Trailhead.

The Columbia ’06 wunderkind co-wrote an infograph for the New York Times Book Review (PDF) last week with his dad, a columnist at the Boston Globe.

Who would have guessed that an Ivy League education and family connections would pay off?

Recall that Big Head DC covered Beam’s burgeoning success last year (before we even knew just how well-connected he is). We always pick winners!