Ross Douthat, Class of 1998, will speak at Fairfield University on Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Ross is an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, a position he has held since April 2009. His column appears every Wednesday and Sunday. Previously, he was a senior editor at The Atlantic and a blogger for theatlantic.com.
Ross, a non-fiction author, has published several books. These include To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism (2018); Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics” (2012), and Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class (2005). In 2008 he co-authored, with Reihan Salam, Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream.
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