Op-ed columnist for The New York Times since 2009 and the paper's prominent traditionalist conservative voice. A practicing Catholic, his books include 'Bad Religion', 'The Decadent Society', and 'Believe'. He previously wrote for The Atlantic and co-authored 'Grand New Party' with Reihan Salam.
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Ross Douthat
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Public positions Ross Douthat has taken on contested policy questions. Each links to the full issue page where this voice sits among others.
- Abortion access"Opposes abortion on moral grounds and writes in defense of the pro-life movement after Dobbs"
- Artificial intelligence regulation"Skeptical of unbounded AI development and open to substantial government guardrails"
- Religious liberty"Defends robust religious-liberty protections, especially for traditional Christian institutions"
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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.