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Ross Douthat: A Christian conservative who lives among liberals and writes for them

John Fea   |  September 12, 2023

Here is Isaac Chotiner at The New Yorker: “Douthat is highly skilled at addressing liberal Times readers in a manner that makes clear he is not one of them, without allowing them to think that he actually holds views—about Donald Trump, say,...

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Siena-New York Times poll shows Trump with a massive lead

John Fea   |  July 31, 2023

The poll was conducted from July 23-27 among “the likely electorate in the Republican primary”: Other observations: The poll asked GOP primary voters about where they get their news. Here are the results:...

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The New York Times closes its sports department

John Fea   |  July 11, 2023

I grew-up in the New York metropolitan area and I have been a fan of New York sports for over fifty years. But I honestly cannot remember ever reading the New York Times sports page in print. I preferred the...

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One piece of culture that defines America

John Fea   |  June 20, 2023

The New York Times asked its columnists to pick one piece of culture that “captures the true spirit of our country.” Here is what they came up with: Ezra Klein: “Her” Maureen Dowd: “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” Ross Douthat:...

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Does Pence have a chance?

John Fea   |  June 7, 2023

Mike Pence announced his presidential candidacy today and will speak to Dana Bash tonight on CNN. Columnists from The New York Times weigh-in: Q: How seriously should we take Mike Pence’s candidacy? Frank Bruni At least a bit more seriously than...

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“Is the New York Times becoming a more complex place that is open to the views of, well, half of America?”

John Fea   |  May 3, 2023

Over at “Get Religion,” veteran religion writer Terry Mattingly responds to my recent Current piece “The New York Times’ ‘Come to Jesus’ Moment.” Here is a taste: …This brings us to a rather short John Fea “think piece” essay that...

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Two former Republicans search for a political home

John Fea   |  January 12, 2023

New York Times columnists Bret Stephens and David Brooks, both conservatives, reflect on what has happened to the Republican Party. It’s a fascinating discussion. Here is a taste: David Brooks: My thinking about the G.O.P. goes back to a brunch I...

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David French joins The New York Times

John Fea   |  January 3, 2023

The Dispatch and Atlantic writer, known for a conservativism that celebrates pluralism and rejects Trumpism, will be a regular columnist at The New York Times. Here is the press release: Writing about politics and current affairs in the era of...

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Nicholas Kristof returns to The New York Times

John Fea   |  August 2, 2022

After his bid for governor of Oregon did not go so well, The New York Times gave him his old job back. We tried to recruit Kristof to Current, but we couldn’t afford him–at least not yet. 😉 Here is...

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They were wrong

John Fea   |  July 22, 2022

New York Times opinion columnists tell us what they got wrong: In our age of hyperpartisanship and polarization, when social media echo chambers incentivize digging in and doubling down, it’s not easy to admit you got something wrong. But here...

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Does America have a free speech problem?

John Fea   |  March 19, 2022

The editorial board of The New York Times thinks so. Here is a taste of yesterday’s editorial: For all the tolerance and enlightenment that modern society claims, Americans are losing hold of a fundamental right as citizens of a free...

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The New York Times condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine

John Fea   |  February 24, 2022

Here is a taste of the editorial: …Vladimir Putin is giving a master class in dangerous and destructive leadership and making it all the more important that President Biden and other nations stand resolutely together in the face of threats,...

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Albert Mohler responds to David Brooks’ essay on evangelical reformers

John Fea   |  February 7, 2022

Writing at WORLD magazine, the latest imperial conquest of the fundamentalist fiefdom over which he presides, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Albert Mohler has responded to David Brooks’s recent New York Times piece on evangelical dissenters. Let’s break it down:...

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“Death, for all us, is a journey interrupted”

John Fea   |  October 19, 2021

When was the last time you saw material like this from New York Times opinion writer? Thank you Tish Harrison Warren. A taste: The truth is, no one — not priests, not scientists, not the most ardent atheist, not the...

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof is leaving The New York Times

John Fea   |  October 15, 2021

The New York Times columnist who wrote about Jim Wallis, “The Daily Me,” Billy Graham’s granddaughter, Trump evangelical Rick Joyner, progressive Christianity, Jimmy Carter‘s faith, Timothy Keller, professors and the public, and the humanities is leaving his post. He may...

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What happened on January 6, 2021?

John Fea   |  July 2, 2021

The New York Times has analyzed thousands of videos related to the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and put together its own 40-minute video. It is calling this video “the most comprehensive picture to date of what happened–and...

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No more op-eds at The New York Times

John Fea   |  April 27, 2021

The Times has decided that op-eds are no longer relevant in the digital age. Here is Kathleen Kingsbury: The first Op-Ed page in The New York Times greeted the world on Sept. 21, 1970. It was so named because it appeared...

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World Socialist Web Site publishes its critique of the 1619 Project

John Fea   |  March 10, 2021

Learn more about David North and Thomas Mackaman’s edited collection, The New York Times’ 1619 Project and the Racialist Falsification of History. The book includes essays or interviews with Victoria Bynum, James McPherson, James Oakes, Gordon Wood, Adolph Reed Jr.,...

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