Norman Podhoretz, the boastful, hard-line editor and author whose books, essays and stewardship of Commentary magazine marked ...

Though I tend to think it’s usually a waste of space to devote a column to President Donald Trump’s personality — what more is there to say about the character of this petty, hollow, squalid, ...

In the wake of the horrific antisemitic attack in Sydney, Australia, many have called for a stronger response to antisemitism ...

Stephens: I guess I’m in transition is one answer. Actually, the reverse is true. I remember growing up, my parents would ...

If Germany were invaded, just 38% of its citizens would be willing to fight for their country, according to a recent poll. Fifty-nine percent would not. In Italy, another poll found that only 16% of ...

If Germany were invaded, just 38 percent of its citizens would be willing to fight for their country, according to a recent poll. In Italy, another poll found that only 16 percent of those of fighting ...

Bret Stephens, Frank Bruni and Aaron Retica on the gap between the president’s interests and what matters to Americans.

Bret Louis Stephens is an American journalist, editor, and columnist. He began working at The New York Times in late April 2017 and as a senior contributor to NBC News in June 2017.

The good news from the recent donnybrook over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes, the Hitler fanboy with a sizable social-media following, is that it has at last forced conservatives to ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) conducts a news conference, November 5, 2025. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images Zohran Mamdani has won the mayoralty of New York City. It was ...

The incoming mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani is good at making bold promises, and he does it with the warm smile and self-confidence of a cunning salesman. The man knows what people want. He ...