Interview With a Christian
In an “interview,” the columnist delves into the complicated and personal debates over religious liberty and same-sex marriage.
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Ross Douthat
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Ross Douthat joined The New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in April 2009. His column appears every Sunday. Previously, he was a senior editor at The Atlantic and a blogger for theatlantic.com.
He is the author of “Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics,” published in 2012, and “Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class” (2005), and a co-author, with Reihan Salam, of “Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream” (2008). He is the film critic for National Review.
He lives with his wife and daughters in Washington. Read his blog, Evaluations, and follow him on Twitter.
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Interview With a Christian
In an “interview,” the columnist delves into the complicated and personal debates over religious liberty and same-sex marriage.
The Method to Obama’s Middle East Mess
Pax Americana is no longer feasible, but its alternative could be even worse.
Why Jeb Bush Might Lose
There just aren’t that many Republican voters who want to vote for a dynastic heir in 2016.
For Poorer and Richer
In a substantially poorer past, lower-income Americans found a way to cultivate monogamy, fidelity, sobriety and thrift.
The Case for Old Ideas
Our most effective reformers often blend innovations with tried-and-tested moral and religious commitments.
Hillary and the Machine
The Democratic Party has been unusually united, but hanging together has its downsides.
The G.O.P. Policy Test
Which candidates are true reformers, and which are just giving reform lip service?
The Caligulan Thrill
The success of “Fifty Shades of Grey” is about more than cuffs and whips. E.L. James’s franchise sets off questions about egalitarianism and sexual revolution.
Obama the Theologian
The president’s focus on past sins has diminishing returns in the present.
Our Loud, Proud Left
What is fueling the cultural activism of the later Obama years?
Mitt the Insurgent
A third Romney run is a bad idea, but it’s hard to see what harm it can do.
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It is increasingly clear that the Continent’s future will be determined by the French.
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