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Nicholas Kristof

Are liberals ignoring the value of two-parent families?

John Fea   |  September 14, 2023

In his column this week at The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof suggests that liberals need to talk about the value of two-parent families. Here is a taste: American liberals have led the campaign to reduce child poverty since Franklin […]

Nicholas Kristof on “Rich Men North of Richmond”: “Liberals are properly attentive to racial injustice but have a blind spot about class.”

John Fea   |  August 31, 2023

It is the #1 song in America right now. Have you heard it yet? On his You Tube channel Oliver Anthony, the writer and singer of the song, says: Watch: Here is Nicholas Kristof, a liberal columnist at The New […]

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 […]

Nicholas Kristof: Gun reform that could save 15,000 lives

John Fea   |  May 26, 2022

It’s pretty simple stuff, but don’t expect many GOP Senators to buy in. Here is a taste of Nicholas Kristof’s piece at The New York Times: Let’s just acknowledge that what we’re doing isn’t working, and we need new approaches. […]

The right wing echo chamber is growing

John Fea   |  December 6, 2021

In a 2009 New York Times column Nicholas Kristof brought attention to The Daily Me. He wrote: When we go online, each of us is our own editor, our own gatekeeper. We select the kind of news and opinions that […]

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 […]