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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.

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    TL;DR: Blame Biden

    Trump is on track to win the popular vote. There’s a lesson there.

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

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    Trumpism Is Not a Fad

    Why America went with Trump, again.

    By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat and Carlos Lozada

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