Skip to contentSkip to site index
Portrait of Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat joined The New York Times as an Opinion columnist in April 2009. His column appears every Tuesday and Sunday. He is also a host on the weekly Opinion podcast, “Matter of Opinion.” Previously, he was a senior editor at The Atlantic and a blogger on its website.

He is the author of “The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery,” which was published in October 2021. His other books include "To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism,” published in 2018; “Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics” (2012); “Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class” (2005); “The Decadent Society” (2020); and, with Reihan Salam, “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 four children in New Haven, Conn.

Latest

  1.  
  2.  
  3.  
    Ross Douthat

    America Needs a President

    The sidelining of the White House in global crisis spots is a big red flag.

    By Ross Douthat

  4.  
  5.  
  6.  
  7.  
  8.  
  9.  
  10.  
  11.  
  12.  
  13.  
  14.  
  15.  
  16.  
  17.  
  18.  
  19.  
  20.  
  21.  
  22.  
  23.  
    Ross Douthat

    Masculinity Is on the Ballot

    Has liberalism perfected a model of modern masculinity while conservative culture slouches somewhere far behind?

    By Ross Douthat

  24.  
  25.  
  26.  
  27.  

    Tim Walz Is Vibing

    Democrats are trying to make the election about who is cool and who is weird. Will it stick?

    By Michelle Cottle and Ross Douthat

  28.  
  29.  
  30.  
  31.  
  32.  
  33.  
  34.  
  35.  
  36.  

    Trump Anoints Himself

    So that’s what a post-assassination-attempt speech sounds like.

    By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat and Carlos Lozada

  37.  
    Ross Douthat

    Donald Trump, Man of Destiny

    He is a figure touched by the gods of fortune in a way that transcends the normal rules of politics.

    By Ross Douthat

  38.  
  39.  
  40.  
  41.  
  42.  
  43.  
  44.  

    Who Should Lead the Democratic Ticket? Six Columnists Weigh In.

    Gretchen Whitmer, Kamala Harris, President Biden — who is best positioned to beat Donald Trump in November?

    By Charles M. Blow, Ross Douthat, David French, Nicholas Kristof, Pamela Paul, Lydia Polgreen, Derek Arthur, Sophia Alvarez Boyd, Vishakha Darbha and Jillian Weinberger

  45.  
  46.  
  47.  
  48.  
  49.  
  50.  
  51.  
    Ross Douthat

    What J.D. Vance Believes

    In a long conversation, the first-term senator from Ohio talks about Trump, populism, the 2020 election, Ukraine and the Republican V.P. slot.

    By Ross Douthat

  52.  
  53.  
  54.  
  55.  
  56.  
  57.  

    Let the Trump Veep Auditions Begin

    What the former president’s V.P. shortlist tells us about his possible second term.

    By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen

  58.  
  59.  
  60.  
  61.  
  62.  
  63.  
  64.  
  65.  
  66.  
  67.  
  68.  
  69.  
  70.  
  71.  
  72.  
  73.  
  74.  
    Ross Douthat

    Can the Left Be Happy?

    Comforted by neither God nor history, and hoping vaguely that therapy can take their place.

    By Ross Douthat

  75.  
  76.  
  77.  
  78.  
  79.  
  80.  
Page 8 of 10