Daniel Oppenheimer works for the University of Texas Austin and is a freelance writer. Oppenheimer's work has appeared in the Washington Post, Texas Monthly, Boston Globe, Slate.com, The Point, Washington Monthly, Guernica, The New Republic, Tablet Magazine, and Salon. His first book, "Exit Right," was published in 2016, and his second book, "Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art," was published in 2021.