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Ross Douthat

February 15, 2024

Ross Gregory Douthat[a] (born November 28, 1979) is an American political analyst, blogger, author and New York Times columnist.[2] He was a senior editor of The Atlantic. He has written on a variety of topics, including the state of Christianity in America and "sustainable decadence" in contemporary society.

Ross Douthat
BornRoss Gregory Douthat
(1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 (age 44)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Columnist
  • author
  • blogger
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Subjects
Spouse
Abigail Tucker
​
(m. 2007)​

Personal life edit

Ross Gregory Douthat was born in 1979 in San Francisco, California, and grew up in New Haven, Connecticut.[3] As an adolescent, Douthat converted to Pentecostalism and then, with the rest of his family,[4] to Catholicism.[5]

His mother is a writer.[6] His great-grandfather was the poet and Governor Charles Wilbert Snow of Connecticut.[7] His father, Charles Douthat, is a partner in a New Haven law firm[8][9] and a poet. In 2007, Douthat married Abigail Tucker, a reporter for The Baltimore Sun and a writer for Smithsonian.[8] He and his family live in New Haven, Connecticut.[10]

Douthat has written that he suffers from chronic Lyme disease, a diagnosis that is unrecognized by mainstream medicine. His symptoms began in 2015, soon after he and his family had moved to Connecticut. This is the subject of his book The Deep Places.[11][12]

Education edit

Douthat attended Hamden Hall, a private high school in Hamden, Connecticut. Douthat graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 2002, where he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. While there he contributed to The Harvard Crimson and edited The Harvard Salient.[13]

Career edit

Douthat is a regular columnist for The New York Times.[14] In April 2009, he became the youngest regular op-ed writer in The New York Times after replacing Bill Kristol as a conservative voice on the Times editorial page.[15][16]

Before joining The New York Times, he was a senior editor at The Atlantic.[17] He has published books on the decline of religion in American society, the role of Harvard University in creating an American ruling class and other topics related to religion, politics and society. His book Grand New Party (2008), which he co-wrote with Reihan Salam, was described by New York Times commentator David Brooks as the "best single roadmap of where the Republican Party should and is likely to head."[18] Douthat's The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success (2020) received positive reviews in The New York Times[19] and National Review.[20] Douthat frequently appeared on the video debate site Bloggingheads.tv until 2012.

Douthat has written in support of banning abortion, arguing that science shows that a zygote (a fertilized egg) is a distinct human and that destroying it would be to kill a human.[21]

Published works edit

  • Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class. New York: Hyperion. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4013-0112-5.
  • Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream. With Salam, Reihan. New York: Doubleday. 2008. ISBN 978-0-385-51943-4.
  • Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics. New York: Free Press. 2012. ISBN 978-1-4391-7830-0.
  • To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism. New York: Simon and Schuster. 2018. ISBN 978-1-5011-4694-7.
  • The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success. Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2020. (The paperback edition, issued in 2021, is titled: The Decadent Society: America Before and After the Pandemic.) ISBN 978-1476785240
  • The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery. Convergent Books. October 26, 2021. ISBN 0-59-323736-6

Notes edit

  1. ^ Pronounced /ˈdaʊθət/.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Douthat, Ross (July 14, 2008). "Rush Versus Me". The Atlantic. from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  2. ^ @DouthatNYT (October 12, 2016). "My birthday, as it happens:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Lamb, Brian (May 6, 2009). "Q&A with Ross Douthat". Q&A. (c-spanarchives.org). Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  4. ^ Sheelah Kolhatkar (March 6, 2005). "A Pisher's Privilege". The New York Observer. from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  5. ^ George Packer (May 26, 2008). "The Fall of Conservatism". The New Yorker. from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  6. ^ Ross Douthat. "Anne Rice's Christ". from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
  7. ^ Hoffman, Chris (March 18, 2020). "Q&A with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat". Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Abigail Tucker, Ross Douthat". The New York Times. September 30, 2007. from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  9. ^ "John Carmichael (1740–1806) and his wife Esther Canfield (1748–1816) of Sand". 1996 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Opinion | Your Questions, Answered". The New York Times. January 3, 2019. from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  11. ^ Douthat, Ross (October 26, 2021). The Deep Places by Ross Douthat. Crown Publishing. ISBN 978-0593237366. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  12. ^ Hoffman, Chris. "Q&A with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat". Connecticut Magazine.
  13. ^ Shah, Huma N. (March 13, 2009). "Crimson Alum Replaces Kristol". The Harvard Crimson. from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  14. ^ Patricia Cohen (July 20, 2008). "Conservative Thinkers Think Again". The New York Times. from the original on December 16, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  15. ^ Calderone, Michael (March 31, 2009). "Douthat enters new Times zone". Politico. politico.com. from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  16. ^ Richard Pérez-Peña (March 11, 2009). "Times Hires New Conservative Columnist". The New York Times. from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  17. ^ Ross Douthat (April 17, 2009). "A Goodbye". The Atlantic. from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2009.
  18. ^ David Brooks (June 27, 2008). "The Sam's Club Agenda". The New York Times. from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  19. ^ Lilla, Mark (February 25, 2020). . The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  20. ^ Sibarium, Aaron (March 5, 2020). . National Review. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  21. ^ Douthat, Ross (November 30, 2021). "Opinion | the Case Against Abortion". The New York Times.

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ross, douthat, ross, gregory, douthat, born, november, 1979, american, political, analyst, blogger, author, york, times, columnist, senior, editor, atlantic, written, variety, topics, including, state, christianity, america, sustainable, decadence, contemporar. Ross Gregory Douthat a born November 28 1979 is an American political analyst blogger author and New York Times columnist 2 He was a senior editor of The Atlantic He has written on a variety of topics including the state of Christianity in America and sustainable decadence in contemporary society Ross DouthatBornRoss Gregory Douthat 1979 11 28 November 28 1979 age 44 San Francisco California U S OccupationColumnistauthorbloggerEducationHarvard University BA SubjectsPoliticsreligionsocial commentaryhigher educationSpouseAbigail Tucker m 2007 wbr Contents 1 Personal life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Published works 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksPersonal life editRoss Gregory Douthat was born in 1979 in San Francisco California and grew up in New Haven Connecticut 3 As an adolescent Douthat converted to Pentecostalism and then with the rest of his family 4 to Catholicism 5 His mother is a writer 6 His great grandfather was the poet and Governor Charles Wilbert Snow of Connecticut 7 His father Charles Douthat is a partner in a New Haven law firm 8 9 and a poet In 2007 Douthat married Abigail Tucker a reporter for The Baltimore Sun and a writer for Smithsonian 8 He and his family live in New Haven Connecticut 10 Douthat has written that he suffers from chronic Lyme disease a diagnosis that is unrecognized by mainstream medicine His symptoms began in 2015 soon after he and his family had moved to Connecticut This is the subject of his book The Deep Places 11 12 Education editDouthat attended Hamden Hall a private high school in Hamden Connecticut Douthat graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 2002 where he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa While there he contributed to The Harvard Crimson and edited The Harvard Salient 13 Career editDouthat is a regular columnist for The New York Times 14 In April 2009 he became the youngest regular op ed writer in The New York Times after replacing Bill Kristol as a conservative voice on the Times editorial page 15 16 Before joining The New York Times he was a senior editor at The Atlantic 17 He has published books on the decline of religion in American society the role of Harvard University in creating an American ruling class and other topics related to religion politics and society His book Grand New Party 2008 which he co wrote with Reihan Salam was described by New York Times commentator David Brooks as the best single roadmap of where the Republican Party should and is likely to head 18 Douthat s The Decadent Society How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success 2020 received positive reviews in The New York Times 19 and National Review 20 Douthat frequently appeared on the video debate site Bloggingheads tv until 2012 Douthat has written in support of banning abortion arguing that science shows that a zygote a fertilized egg is a distinct human and that destroying it would be to kill a human 21 Published works editPrivilege Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class New York Hyperion 2005 ISBN 978 1 4013 0112 5 Grand New Party How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream With Salam Reihan New York Doubleday 2008 ISBN 978 0 385 51943 4 Bad Religion How We Became a Nation of Heretics New York Free Press 2012 ISBN 978 1 4391 7830 0 To Change the Church Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism New York Simon and Schuster 2018 ISBN 978 1 5011 4694 7 The Decadent Society How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success Avid Reader Press Simon amp Schuster 2020 The paperback edition issued in 2021 is titled The Decadent Society America Before and After the Pandemic ISBN 978 1476785240 The Deep Places A Memoir of Illness and Discovery Convergent Books October 26 2021 ISBN 0 59 323736 6Notes edit Pronounced ˈ d aʊ 8 e t 1 References edit Douthat Ross July 14 2008 Rush Versus Me The Atlantic Archived from the original on March 28 2020 Retrieved March 28 2020 DouthatNYT October 12 2016 My birthday as it happens Tweet via Twitter Lamb Brian May 6 2009 Q amp A with Ross Douthat Q amp A c spanarchives org Archived from the original on April 14 2013 Retrieved October 20 2009 Sheelah Kolhatkar March 6 2005 A Pisher s Privilege The New York Observer Archived from the original on April 9 2015 Retrieved March 30 2009 George Packer May 26 2008 The Fall of Conservatism The New Yorker Archived from the original on December 19 2008 Retrieved March 25 2009 Ross Douthat Anne Rice s Christ Archived from the original on February 7 2009 Retrieved February 3 2009 Hoffman Chris March 18 2020 Q amp A with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat Retrieved May 17 2020 a b Abigail Tucker Ross Douthat The New York Times September 30 2007 Archived from the original on May 7 2011 Retrieved March 25 2009 John Carmichael 1740 1806 and his wife Esther Canfield 1748 1816 of Sand 1996 via Google Books Opinion Your Questions Answered The New York Times January 3 2019 Archived from the original on January 22 2019 Retrieved January 21 2019 Douthat Ross October 26 2021 The Deep Places by Ross Douthat Crown Publishing ISBN 978 0593237366 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help Hoffman Chris Q amp A with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat Connecticut Magazine Shah Huma N March 13 2009 Crimson Alum Replaces Kristol The Harvard Crimson Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved November 11 2018 Patricia Cohen July 20 2008 Conservative Thinkers Think Again The New York Times Archived from the original on December 16 2011 Retrieved September 9 2008 Calderone Michael March 31 2009 Douthat enters new Times zone Politico politico com Archived from the original on January 4 2010 Retrieved October 20 2009 Richard Perez Pena March 11 2009 Times Hires New Conservative Columnist The New York Times Archived from the original on June 17 2013 Retrieved March 25 2009 Ross Douthat April 17 2009 A Goodbye The Atlantic Archived from the original on April 17 2009 Retrieved April 18 2009 David Brooks June 27 2008 The Sam s Club Agenda The New York Times Archived from the original on April 24 2009 Retrieved September 9 2008 Lilla Mark February 25 2020 Ross Douthat Has a Vision of America It s Grim The New York Times Archived from the original on December 1 2020 Retrieved December 26 2020 Sibarium Aaron March 5 2020 Our Comfortable Decadence National Review Archived from the original on September 22 2020 Retrieved December 26 2020 Douthat Ross November 30 2021 Opinion the Case Against Abortion The New York Times External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Ross Douthat Douthat s columns The New York Times Douthat s former blog The Atlantic Archive of Douthat s columns The Harvard Crimson Appearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ross Douthat amp oldid 1183560471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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