Bret Stephens is an opinion columnist for the New York Times. He is co-author with Gail Collins of the popular column, The Conversation.

He joined the New York Times in 2017 from The Wall Street Journal, where he had been an op-ed editor and columnist. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 2013. He was formerly editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post (2002-2004) and is now editor-in-chief of Sapir: A Journal of Jewish Conversations. Stephens is a graduate of the University of Chicago and attended the London School of Economics.

In 2014, he published “America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder.”

Bret Stephens’ columns reflect his opposition to former President Trump.

While a never-Trumper, he understands Trump’s political rise.

While Stephens says he could have voted for President Joe Biden, he has concerns about the candidacy of Vice President Harris:

Bret Stephens writes often about large themes as he looks at the great struggles of our age:

While a strong and articulate believer in classical liberalism, nothing defines Stephens more than his passion for Israel:

As passionate as he is for Israel and Zionism, Stephens opposes the current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Stephens’ most recent column examines the short-lived term of former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennet, and how those lessons could be applied to the current situation in Israel and Gaza.

"Naftali Bennet Needs to Topple Two Regimes, NYT