Ross Douthat
Correspondent for 60 Minutes; New York Times opinion columnist from 2009 to 2026.
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Roles
The Atlantic and The New York Times (before)
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- Ross Douthat is an American conservative writer on religion, politics and society.
- He left The Atlantic in April 2009 to become an op-ed columnist at The New York Times, then the youngest regular writer on its op-ed page.
- In 2025 he began hosting the Times Opinion podcast Interesting Times, and in July 2026 60 Minutes announced he would join the CBS program as a correspondent.
Key facts
- Born
- 28 November 1979, San Francisco; grew up in New Haven, Connecticut1
- Education
- BA in History and Literature, Harvard University (2002), magna cum laude; edited The Harvard Salient1
- National Review
- Writing for it from 2001; its film critic from 20071
- The Atlantic
- From fall 2002 to April 2009, leaving as a senior editor1
- The New York Times
- Op-ed columnist from April 2009, replacing Bill Kristol, until he joined CBS in 20261
- Interesting Times
- Began hosting the Times Opinion podcast in 20251
- 60 Minutes
- Executive producer Nick Bilton announced in July 2026 that Douthat would join as a correspondent1
- Books
- Privilege (2005); Grand New Party, with Reihan Salam (2008); Bad Religion (2012); To Change the Church (2018); The Decadent Society (2020); The Deep Places (2021); Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious (2025)1
- Erasmus Lecture
- Gave the 28th Erasmus Lecture, A Crisis of Conservative Catholicism, for First Things in 20151
Roles
Before
Part of until Apr 2009
The Atlantic (left as a senior editor)
Part of until 2026
The New York Times (op-ed columnist, replacing Bill Kristol, until he joined CBS)
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