“Yes, it’s the same man. The Daily Caller highlighted this on Sunday or Monday, in one of their stories. He was a writer for a publication before he came to the WH. I can’t remember which one.”
Pravda?
Close. From Wiki....
"He is a regular columnist for the American Prospect online, and he has published op-eds in the New York Times and the Washington Post.[7] He has also written diaries on the Daily Kos"