Episode 12: A Conversation with Ross Douthat

James Wood and Peter Leithart are joined by special guest, Ross Douthat, to discuss the new right and post-liberalism.

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Ross Douthat is an opinion columnist at The New York Times, and 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.

A prolific writer, Mr. Douthat has written for The Atlantic and National Review and has been published widely in the popular press. He is the author of several books including The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Recovery (2021) “The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success” (2020); “To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism” (2018); “Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics” (2012); “Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream” (2008), which he coauthored with Reihan Salam; and “Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class” (Hyperion Books, 2005).

He has a BA in history from Harvard University.

Click HERE for Douthat's articles at First Things.