Columnist / Author

Ross Douthat

Op-ed columnist for The New York Times. Author of The Decadent Society, Bad Religion, and The Deep Places. Conservative public intellectual.

Known For

The Decadent SocietyNYT columnist

Canon

The Hedonic Treadmill — Happiness Returns to Baseline

Meaning Comes from Responsibility, Not Happiness

"What Is the Most Generous Interpretation of This?"

Episodes

#Ross Douthat: The Exit InterviewAug 11, 2026 ##418 — Faith and ModernityDec 22, 2025 #Faith in the Age of AIMar 24, 2025