American journalist and op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, including for coverage of Tiananmen Square and the Darfur genocide. Known for reporting on human rights, global poverty, and human trafficking. Co-author of Half the Sky and A Path Appears with wife Sheryl WuDunn.
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Nicholas Kristof
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Position on the spectrum
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SensibleScience-based
On the issues 3
Public positions Nicholas Kristof has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Child tax credit"Supports expanded child tax credit to reduce child poverty"
- Drug decriminalization and harm reduction"Has written supportively of harm reduction and treatment-focused drug policies"
- Foreign aid"Strong advocate for increased foreign aid to combat global poverty and humanitarian crises"
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Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.
editorial · last refreshed 5/26/2026.Bio, position statements, and per-vote analysis are editorial work — see ROADMAP M4/M5 for the corpus expansion plan.