Ross Douthat - The Durango Herald

Douthat: Living with the Republican tax plan

First, let me vent. The Republican tax reform, now extremely likely to become law pending certain events next week in Alabama, represents a remarkable missed opportunity for a party struggli...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Douthat: How to fix the Republican tax plan

Back when congressional Republicans were rolling out one unpopular health care bill after another, it was a challenge to come up with constructive advice on how to fix their efforts. That’s ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Douthat: What’s the matter with Republicans?

Thirteen years ago, in the midst of a different Republican administration, the liberal book of the moment was Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter With Kansas?” In answering his title’s questio...

DATE: Oct 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Douthat: Right wing books, wrong answers

Normal human beings read thrillers or romances on vacation; newspaper columnists assign themselves political polemics. Judged by their covers, the two books that I chose to spoil ...

DATE: Sep 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Douthat: Our house divided

Summertime, sweltering and stressful, makes our cold civil war feel hot. The madness and violence of last year crested in the summer, with the shootings of cops in Dallas and Baton Rouge. No...

DATE: Aug 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Douthat: A conspiracy of dunces

Here is a good rule of thumb for dealing with Donald Trump: Everyone who gives him the benefit of the doubt eventually regrets it. This was true of clients and contractors and cre...

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Douthat: This era is crazy, but not as crazy as we may think

The first thing to say about the attempted massacre of congressional Republicans on a baseball field in suburban Virginia is that the motivations of the shooter were unusual. By which I mean...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Douthat: Trump is not a populist, rather an establishment sellout

Which side are you on? Are you with Donald Trump, or with the Washington insiders who want to undo his election? Do you favor the legitimate president of the United States, or an unelected “...

DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat

Douthat: House GOP go off the cliff, will the Senate catch them?

Over the last seven years, the Republican Party has engaged in increasingly elaborate political suicide attempts. The party has nominated cranks and erstwhile witches and Todd Akin in winnab...

DATE: May 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Ross Douthat