NYT Columnist Shared Insights at the Ford

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat discussed the state of civil discourse and political polarization in America with Ford Leadership Forum director Jeff Polet.

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Where

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
303 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Program Supporters

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum

About Ross Douthat

ROSS DOUTHAT joined The New York Times as an Opinion columnist in April 2009. His column appears on Wednesdays and Sundays. He is also a host on the weekly Opinion podcast "Matter of Opinion." Previously, he was a senior editor at The Atlantic.

He is the author of “The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery,” which was published in October 2021. His other books include "To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism,” published in 2018; “Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics” (2012); “Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class” (2005); “The Decadent Society” (2020); and, with Reihan Salam, “Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream” (2008). He is the film critic for National Review.

He lives with his wife and five children in New Haven, Conn.