Ross Douthat

Op-Ed Columnist for the New York Times

Ross Douthat appears in the following:

America Are We Ready To Reconcile?

Monday, January 04, 2021

Brian Lehrer hosts a national conversation on overcoming polarization as the Congressional count of Electoral Votes is disrupted by violence.

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American Society, Spinning Its Wheels

Thursday, February 27, 2020

NYT columnist Ross Douthat talks American "decadence" and how he sees stagnation, not rebellion, as the explanation for the rise of Donald Trump -- and Bernie Sanders.

The Brian Lehrer Show's Best Interviews

Friday, July 26, 2019

Four recent segments with "The Argument" podcast, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Eve Ensler and Michael Pollan

The Argument with Ross Douthat, Michelle Goldberg and David Leonhardt

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Hosts of The New York Times's 'The Argument' join us in the studio.

The Future of Catholicism

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Ross Douthat argues that Pope Francis is an experiment for the West. 

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Bad Religion

Friday, April 27, 2012

In Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist, says American Christianity has gone astray, leading to an economic, social, and political crisis.

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Ex-Governors Choosing Celebrity Over Politics?

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Have former governors Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee chosen to forgo politics in order to cultivate their celebrity status? That's the view of our guest, New York Times columnist Ross ...

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Meet Ross Douthat

Friday, October 16, 2009

The newest addition to the New York Times' opinion page is Ross Douthat, the youngest columnist ever for the Grey Lady. He discusses health care reform, the war in Afghanistan, and other news of the day.

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Changing Guard

Friday, October 16, 2009

Meet Ross Douthat, the youngest regular columnist ever at the New York Times. He discusses health care reform, the war in Afghanistan, and other news of the day. Then: new media and old media don’t get along very well, and that’s just fine by On the Media host Bob Garfield, ...

DNC Coverage: Hour 2

Friday, August 29, 2008

Ross Douthat, senior editor and columnist for The Atlantic Monthly, and Collin Levy, Wall Street Journal senior editorial page writer, react to Obama's speech and preview the Republican National Convention.

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Live from Denver

Friday, August 29, 2008

Ross Douthat, senior editor at The Atlantic Magazine, and Collin Levy, Wall Street Journal senior editorial page writer, discuss Barack Obama’s speech last night and preview next week’s Republican National Convention. Plus: Micro-expression expert, Paul Ekman, explains how to tell if a politician is lying.

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Grand New Party Part Deux

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Ross Douthat, senior editor at the Atlantic Magazine, and Reihan Salam, associate editor at the Atlantic and senior editor at New America, discuss their book Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream.

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Cold, Hard Messages

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

With the Democratic and Republican National Conventions just around the corner, the candidates are honing their messages. Grand New Party authors Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam challenge the GOP to come up with fresh ideas in a year of economic downturn. Plus, The Blue Pig gets caught double-dipping.

Grand New Party

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Ross Douthat, senior editor of The Atlantic and Reihan Salam, associate editor at The Atlantic and senior editor at New America, join us to talk about their new book Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream in which they argue that ...

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Outing Albus

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Ross Douthat, Associate Editor of the Atlantic Magazine and blogger on Atlantic.com, and Marcela Valdes a freelance writer who sits on the board of the National Book Critics Circle, join us to take some calls about the revelation that Harry Potter character Albus Dumbeldore is Gay and the authors ...

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