The New York Times has hired Ross G. Douthat, a 29-year-old conservative writer and editor at The Atlantic, as an Op-Ed columnist, nearly two months after ending the yearlong run of another conservative columnist, William Kristol, officials at the paper said Wednesday.
How conservative is he?
His writing steers away from partisanship — he frequently criticizes Republicans — or doctrine, showing a concern for income inequality that is usually the terrain of more liberal writers. On abortion, he said in an interview, “I’m sort of a squishy pro-lifer,” interested in finding areas of compromise. He initially favored the war in Iraq, but later opposed it.
That's what I love about the New York Times - the Grey Lady is not afraid to go out on a limb to provide its readers with new viewpoints than what they are used to.
I'm not sure I would use the words "squishy" and "abortion" in the same sentence . . .
0 comments:
Post a Comment