Bret Stephens | The Seattle Times

October 19, 2020 at 5:53 pm

The encroachment of the unsayable | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

Our compromised liberalism has left a generation of writers weighing their every word for fear that a wrong one could wreck their professional lives. The...

October 5, 2020 at 5:32 pm

Wish a president well who doesn’t wish you well | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

When everything is political, nothing is sacred — starting with human life. It’s a point the totalitarian regimes of the 20th century understood well. We...

September 28, 2020 at 4:51 pm

Meet a secret Trump voter | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

If Trump defies current polling and wins again, it’ll be thanks to a discreet base of support from voters like Chris, who fit into none...

September 14, 2020 at 5:12 pm

A rare Middle East triumph | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

It isn’t crazy to think that peace might come from the outside in: from an Arab world that encircles Israel with recognition and partnership rather...

August 3, 2020 at 5:46 pm

The siren song of ‘one state’ | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

The more Israel is ostracized because it’s a Jewish state, the less amenable it will be to make concessions of any sort.

June 12, 2020 at 8:56 am

What The New York Times got wrong on controversial Op-Ed fallout | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

Who has gained the most from the turmoil? That would be Tom Cotton, who first got the benefit of a public furor that helped make...

May 15, 2020 at 5:57 pm

Remote vs. Exposed voters | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

For the Remote, the lockdowns of the past two months have been stressful. For the Exposed, they have been catastrophic.

March 20, 2020 at 6:25 pm

Policymaking by raw fear and lousy data | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

The political consequences of pandemics should not be allowed to become as dangerous as the disease itself.

March 18, 2020 at 4:40 am

Woody Allen meets the cancel culture | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

That is what fairness in a free society requires: giving both sides their say; listening to each with an open mind; and extending the presumption...

February 20, 2020 at 1:05 pm

Beijing’s great leap backward | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

Several years ago, in an overheated room in Beijing, I was forced to endure a stern lecture from a Chinese foreign ministry official. My sin:...