In February 1994, Margaret Carlson was named a columnist for Time Magazine. Her column "Public Eye," makes her the first woman columnist in the magazine's 70-year history. She joined The Capital Gang in 1993. Prior to being named a Time Magazine columnist, Carlson was as White House correspondent. From 1991 - 1992, she served as the magazine's deputy Washington bureau chief. Carlson joined Time in January 1988 from The New Republic, where she was managing editor. Her journalism career includes stints as Washington bureau chief for Esquire magazine, editor of the Washington Weekly, and editor of the Legal Times of Washington.