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Opinion in the Political Sphere: Columnists & Viewpoints, A-Z

This guide links selected opinion writers, columnists, scholars, journalists, and others whose opinions through their writing inform and influence Public Opinion.

Note

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B

Martha Bayles,  American Interest

Charles M. Blow, New York Times (Mon, Thu)

David Bosco, Foreign Policy 

Max Boot, Council of Foreign Relations, Foreign Policy

David Brooks, New York Times (Tue, Fri)

Rosa Brooks, Foreign Policy

Frank Bruni, New York Times (Sun, Wed.)

Patrick Buchannan, syndicated


C

Jonathan Chait, New Republic, LA Times

Noam Chomsky

Alexander Cockburn, The Nation, Syndicated

Eliot Cohen, American Interest

Roger Cohen, New York Times  (Wed, Sat)

Gail Collins, New York Times (Thu, Sat)


D

Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Policy

Marc Dion, Syndicated

E J Dionne, Washing Post, NPR

Ross Douthat, New York Times, (Sun)

Maureen Dowd, New York Times (Sun)


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F

Robert Fisk, Independent (UK)

Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times (Wed)

David Frum, Atlantic


G

Laurie Garrett, Foreign Policy

Michael Gerson, Washington Post, PBS News Hour

Kim Ghattas, Foreign Policy


H

Froma Harrop, Syndicated

Hugh Hewitt, Washington Post


I

David Ignatius, Washington Post

Julia Ioffe, Foreign Policy


J

Leela Jacinto, Foreign Policy


K

Robert Kagan, Washington Post

Whitney Kassel, Foreign Policy

Ronald A. Klain, Washington Post

Naomi Klein

Charles Krathammer, Washington Post

Nicholas Kristof, New York Times (Thu)

Paul Krugman, New York Times (Mon, Fri)


L

Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Policy


M

Walter Russell Mead, American Interest

Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy


N

Suzanne Nossel, Foreign Policy


P

Melanie Phillips, the Times, Sunday Times


R

Catherine Rampell, Washington Post

Eugene Robinson, Washington Post

David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy


S

Debra Saunders, Syndicated

Kori Schake, Foreign Policy

Marc Sheilds, Syndicated

Emile Simpson, Foreign Policy

James Stavridis, Foreign Policy

Bret Stephens, New York Times  (Thu, Sat)

Bruce Stokes, Foreign Policy


T

James Traub, Foreign Policy


W

Stephen M. Walt, Foreign Policy

George Wills, Washington Post, 

Michela Wrong, Foreign Policy


Z

Fareed Zaharia, Washington Post, CNN

Micah Zenko, Council of Foreign Relations, Foreign Policy