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How the Liberal Cathedral Cracked Up

How the Liberal Cathedral Cracked Up

Cultural hegemony requires a light touch, not an inquisition

26.01.2025 30

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In the Court of King Trump

In the Court of King Trump

The second Trump White House is starting out with a remarkable degree of conflict among different individuals, constituencies and worldviews.

26.01.2025 40

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What Are the Omens for Trump 2.0?

What Are the Omens for Trump 2.0?

The only possibility for a second Trump term that would be truly surprising is a period of unlooked-for calm.

19.01.2025 30

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How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms

Marc Andreessen explains the newest faction of conservatism.

18.01.2025 100

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JD Vance, Elon Musk and the Future of America

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Beneath all the furor around Donald Trump’s appointments — Matt Gaetz...

07.12.2024 20

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Three Theories of the Trump Cabinet

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Before Donald Trump’s victory, making detailed predictions about how...

23.11.2024 2

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The Post-Cold War Era Is Finished. Liberalism and Democracy Will Go On.

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist My column last weekend made some pretty sweeping historical claims: that...

23.11.2024 10

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The Road to Trump’s ‘Grand New Party’

Advertisement Supported by Hosted by Ross Douthat transcript Ready? I’m ready. All right. We’re going to start. The name of the Father, Son, and...

22.11.2024 10

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Trump Has Put an End to an Era. The Future Is Up for Grabs.

Opinion Ross Douthat Credit... Jamie Chung for The New York Times Supported by By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Kamala Harris lost the...

16.11.2024 20

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How Democrats Made It Easy for Trump

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist For the first time since the night of Nov. 4, 2008, a presidential...

08.11.2024 1

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If the Choice in 2024 Were So Obvious, the Election Wouldn’t Be So Close

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist There are many styles of Harris-Walz signage in my lovely university-town...

02.11.2024 20

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Our Robot Stories Haven’t Prepared Us for A.I.

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist This week, my newsroom colleague Kevin Roose chronicled the...

26.10.2024 2

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For Trump and Harris, the Media Future Is Now

Who are these people, and why are they interviewing presidential candidates?

12.10.2024 1

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What Do Liberals Believe About Late-Term Abortion?

How cognitive dissonance shapes both sides of the abortion debate.

12.10.2024 1

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America Needs a President

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

05.10.2024 1

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The Most Important Question Kamala Harris Hasn’t Answered

What would a President Harris do about the war in Ukraine?

29.09.2024 8000

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The Possible Meanings of a Masculine Religious Revival

28.09.2024 40

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The 2024 Election Is a Retreat From Ideology

Whatever the Trump-Harris election season is delivering, it isn’t a grand ideological debate.

21.09.2024 6

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Sympathy for the Undecided Voter

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Since the populist surge that gave us Brexit and the rise of Donald...

14.09.2024 10

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Why I Still Think Trump Will Win

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist This week my colleague David Brooks and I offered dispatches from two...

07.09.2024 100

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How Harris Wins (and Trump and the Republicans Blow It)

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist It’s Nov. 6, 2024, the morning after Election Day. To understand Kamala...

04.09.2024 6

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Why We Don’t Build Beautifully

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Standing in the Roman Pantheon last spring, one of my daughters asked...

30.08.2024 7

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Masculinity Is on the Ballot

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Amid all the joy and positivity and the big, beautiful polling surges for...

17.08.2024 50

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There Is Still a Biden Scandal

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist One of the Biden White House’s greatest achievements, from the...

10.08.2024 30

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How to Save Disney

Advertisement Subscriber-only Newsletter By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Let’s take a break from the drama of the 2024 election, the great...

09.08.2024 2

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Kamala Harris and the Audacity of Desperation

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Across Donald Trump’s presidency, the American establishment achieved...

28.07.2024 60

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How Trump Sabotaged His Own Apotheosis

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist The six days that carried Donald Trump from the stage in Butler, Pa., to...

20.07.2024 50

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Donald Trump, Man of Destiny

Advertisement Supported by Ross Douthat By Ross Douthat Opinion Columnist Every act of political violence yields instant reactions that can’t be...

16.07.2024 20

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