The best time to make deficit reduction a priority is when the inflation rate and the bond market give you some indication that you are headed for a dangerous inflationary spiral. Ross Douthat Read Quote
Cultural change is always incremental, so the most important thing for any right-leaning artist, writer, or media mogul is to focus less on making political statements and more on producing high-quality work. Ross Douthat Read Quote
There were times at Harvard when I actually longed to hang out with a few more Trotskyists, rather than yet another set of future consultants and investment bankers. At least the Trotskyists cared about the important stuff. Ross Douthat Read Quote
I think with artists and celebrities, you want to be simultaneously supportive of their conversions without putting too much hope and weight into it. Ross Douthat Read Quote
Yeah, I think that social conservatives recognize that they didn’t just lose the debate about same-sex marriage. They lost the debate about the institution of marriage, and those two things were sort of connected to each other. The way people thought about marriage changed. Ross Douthat Read Quote
I think it’s totally possible and plausible that racial balkanization is a recurring aspect of the nature of human politics. Ross Douthat Read Quote
I think generally, Pope Benedict did a good job cleaning up the way the church handled abusive priests but didn’t go far enough in how he handled bishops who enabled them. Ross Douthat Read Quote
There are all kinds of great things that megachurches and successful fundraising appeals can allow you to do, especially in terms of overseas charity work, and so on. I’m just arguing that American Christians need to recognize the temptations that can expose you to as well. Ross Douthat Read Quote
It’s not always clear where a healthy patriotism shades into a dangerous nationalism. Ross Douthat Read Quote
