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Displaying all articles tagged:
Ross Douthat
life after roe
Apr. 11, 2024
Ross Douthat Is Wrong About What Caused a Powerful Pro-Abortion Backlash
Growing pro-choice sentiment arose independently of any partisan motives.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
June 8, 2021
The Authoritarian Threat Is Not Overhyped
Ross Douthat’s unpersuasive case for complacency.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 13, 2020
Trump’s Incompetence Does Not Excuse His Authoritarianism
The plot against America will probably fail. But it might succeed.
By
Jonathan Chait
ruth bader ginsburg
Sept. 21, 2020
Anti-Abortion Zealots Demand a Vote to Fill Ginsburg’s Seat
The moment of deliverance is already here for anti-abortion activists calling in Republican debts to rush through a Supreme Court nominee.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
May 20, 2020
Trump Is Failing at Governing But Winning at Authoritarianism
Terrible management and effective corruption can go hand in hand.
By
Jonathan Chait
racism
Sept. 11, 2019
A Non-Racist Conservatism Must Look to the Future, Not the Past
Ross Douthat’s latest column paints a discouraging picture of non-racist conservatism.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
racism
Sept. 5, 2019
A Non-Racist Conservative Movement Would Kill the Republican Party
Is the American right willing to risk destruction?
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
donald trump
July 17, 2019
Trump’s ‘Love It Or Leave It’ Jingoism Was Predictable All Along
Ross Douthat’s suggestion that Trump perverted an initially healthy skepticism about American virtue misses the authoritarian impulses he represents.
By
Ed Kilgore
josh hawley
June 5, 2019
Josh Hawley Could Be the Face of the Post-Trump Right
The polished young Missouri senator thinks liberty is a vehicle for the righteous, not the godless.
By
Ed Kilgore
centrism
Mar. 8, 2019
Democrats Aren’t Cultural ‘Extremists,’ They’ve Moved With the Country
Ross Douthat is wrong: Republicans are the ones who have abandoned “cultural centrism.”
By
Ed Kilgore
interesting times
Mar. 1, 2019
Andrew Sullivan: A Radically Moderate Answer to Climate Change
Sometimes moderation isn’t just the mushy middle between two extremes; it’s a form of pragmatic and even revolutionary imagination.
By
Andrew Sullivan
the kavanaugh confirmation
Sept. 19, 2018
Is the Anti-Abortion Movement Just Applied Anti-Feminism?
More and more, those who oppose legalized abortion seem motivated by animus toward women’s rights. The Kavanaugh fight could make that even clearer.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 16, 2018
Trump’s Sad, Weak Encounter With Putin
Substance aside, the optics of Trump’s joint appearance with Vladimir Putin were disastrous for a would-be bully-boy.
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 16, 2017
Some Conservative Christians Still Object to the ‘Heathen’ in the White House
While most conservative Christians cheered Trump’s victory, influential intellectuals like Ross Douthat think it would be better to turn inward.
By
Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Dec. 23, 2015
Sorry, Conservatives, Obamacare Is Still Working
We will stop correcting you when you stop being wrong.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
June 29, 2015
Same-Sex Marriage Won Because Its Opponents Never Had an Argument
Logic wins!
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 9, 2015
Charlie Hebdo
Point-Missers Miss Point
What about white-on-Muslim crime?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Aug. 11, 2014
Obama’s Immigration Plan Should Scare Liberals, Too
Crossing a Rubicon of presidential authority.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
July 28, 2014
I Have Mocked Ross Douthat One Time Too Many
Today in pundit feuds.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
July 10, 2014
7 Ways Paul Ryan Revealed His Love for Ayn Rand
Society could never accept their love, but the passion could not be denied …
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 23, 2014
What’s My Problem With Conservative Reformers?
Yay! Arguments about arguments!
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Jan. 22, 2014
I Have Seen the Future of the Republican Party, and It Is George W. Bush
Can a party un-go insane?
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Dec. 10, 2013
Congressional Republicans Reveal Secret Love for Obamacare
Healthcare.gov is the GOP’s new ashleymadison.com.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 7, 2013
Ross Douthat: Debt-Ceiling Extortion Isn’t So Bad, Really
The best argument for extortion is still a terrible argument.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Aug. 6, 2013
The Democratic Plot Against White People
Ross Douthat has a strange theory about this.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
June 24, 2013
Stopping Climate Change Is Not a Distraction From Jobs
Birth of an annoying talking point.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 31, 2013
Yes, Conservative Reformers Exist
A maddening but necessary brake on a crazy party.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Oct. 9, 2012
The Tragedy of Moderate Republicanism
Denial is not just a river in one of those countries your party’s base would like to bomb.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
Mar. 12, 2012
How Romney Overcame His Sanity to Win
He isn’t crazy enough to be mayor of Crazytown, but he is rich enough.
By
Jonathan Chait
ink-stained wretches
Apr. 28, 2009
Ross Douthat Does Exactly What Was Expected of Him
The ‘Times’ columnist’s debut effort has enough to please both liberals and conservatives.
By
Dan Amira
ink-stained wretches
Mar. 11, 2009
Ross Douthat to Fill William Kristol’s Spot on
Times
Op-ed Page
This seems like a smart choice.
By
Chris Rovzar
instant politics
Sept. 3, 2008
Ross Douthat and Tyler Cowen on Lieberman, Palin, and Outlawing Abortion
For today’s IM conversation, we bring together Ross Douthat, a senior editor at ‘The Atlantic,’ and Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University who blogs at MarginalRevolution.com.
instant politics
Sept. 2, 2008
Defending Sarah Palin: Ross Douthat and Jonah Goldberg on McCain’s V.P. Pick As Culture-War Hand Grenade
Every day until November 4, a series of writers and thinkers will discuss the election over instant messenger for nohib.com. For our inaugural conversation, we bring together Ross Douthat and Jonah Goldberg.