Bret Stephens

American journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1973 · age 52

Bret Louis Stephens is an American conservative columnist. He has been an opinion columnist for The New York Times and a senior contributor to NBC News since 2017. Since 2021, he has been the inaugural editor-in-chief of SAPIR: A Journal of Jewish Conversations.

Bret Stephens is read about 240 times a day, in 8 languages.

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2020“There used to be a sign (which, for all I know, is still there) somewhere in the C.I.A.'s headquarters that read, "Every day is Sept.”In their words2020-presentRead the whole statement

2019“Nationalism does require the mainstream conservative movement to jettison its best principles. Three in particular stand out.”In their words26 July 2019The New York TimesRead the whole statement

“Conservatives used to believe in the overwhelming benefits of immigration. Most nationalists want to restrict even legal immigration.”In their words26 July 2019The New York TimesRead the whole statement

“[A] nationalism moderated by liberalism can serve other countries well.”In their words26 July 2019The New York TimesRead the whole statement

2018“Why care about social formalities, modes of dress, niceties of speech, qualities of restraint?”In their words1 November 2018The New York TimesRead the whole statement

2017“This is a presidency whose defining feature isn’t ideology, much less policy. It’s neurosis.”In their words15 September 2017The New York TimesRead the whole statement

2013Pulitzer Prize for CommentaryAward2010Bastiat PrizeAward1973Born21 November 1973

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The United States is not “much of the world.” We are a sovereign state, not a nation-state. Unlike, say, Denmark, we have no official language and no state religion.
26 July 2019 · The New York Times, Own words
The American example. Novus ordo seclorum: We are a new order of the ages, not just a copy of the old states of Europe writ large.
26 July 2019 · The New York Times, Own words