Bret Stephens

Isolationism endangers the US as radical ideologies rise internally and abroad - opinion

Ignoring rising radical ideologies abroad and at home puts the US's freedom and security in danger.

Demonstrators protesting against the attacks on Iran step on a poster of US President Donald Trump, in Turkey, last week. While it’s true that America cannot fight every war, it is certainly obligated to fight against those who have threatened to finish it off, the writer says.
Tucker Carlson looks on during US President Donald Trump’s meeting with oil  industry executives, at the White House in Washington, Jan. 9.

What Bret Stephens got wrong in his ‘State of World Jewry’ address - opinion

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens delivered the "State of World Jewry" talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, Feb. 1, 2026.

In 92NY talk, Bret Stephens urges ‘dismantling’ ADL and investing more in Jewish identity

Yair Lapid speaking at Knesset.

Lapid: No two-state solution in the next decade after October 7


Grapevine April 19, 2023: Nostalgia for the Iran that was

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince and son of the late Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran, attending the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony 2023 in Yad Vashem.

Bret Stephens: Journalism is not activism, reporters must know difference

At the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, MediaCentral’s Laura Cornfield highlighted the need for help in accessing accurate sources in Israel.

From left: Bret Stephens, columnist, New York Times; Laura Cornfield, director, MediaCentral; Eric Gertler, executive chairman and CEO, US News and World Report; and Maayan Hoffman, head of conferences, The Jerusalem Post.

NYT's Bret Stephens editing new journal, focus on ‘Jews and social justice'

The new journal comes as the Jewish world debates challenges gripping wider American culture, including racism, antisemitism and political polarization.

Bret Stephens

The demonization of Netanyahu adviser Aaron Klein

For a man in his position, Klein has exhibited insight and understanding on many of Israel’s key political issues.

Aaron Klein, Netanyahu's new strategic adviser

New York Times: Bret Stephens article on Ashkenazi Jews was 'fact-checked'

According to POLITICO, Bennet did not specify how Stephens's references to claims of Ashkenazi Jewish intellectual superiority passed the editing process.

Bret Stephens, former editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post and winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary, is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times