Peter Wehner

Peter Wehner is a former senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.

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How to Win a Debate With a Bully

Peter Wehner

Joe Biden should simply name what is true and what most Americans intuit about the president: He is a terribly broken man.

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The Atlantic / September 24, 2020

Does the Debt Matter?

Peter Wehner

Massive debt is surely a real problem. But rather than a sudden, Greek-style economic implosion, in the United States, it likely poses the threat of a gradual and incremental weakening of economic potential.

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National Affairs - Fall 2020 issue / September 23, 2020

Why Trump Supporters Can’t Admit Who He Really Is

Peter Wehner

Nothing bonds a group more tightly than a common enemy that is perceived as a mortal threat.

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The Atlantic / September 4, 2020

Conservatives Have Only One Choice in 2020

Peter Wehner

To be anti-Trump is not to be anti-conservative; and to be pro-Trump is not to be pro-conservative.

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The New York Times / August 24, 2020

Donald Trump Is a Broken Man

Peter Wehner

One senses in Donald Trump no joy, no delight, no laughter. All the emotions that drive him are negative.

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The Atlantic / July 21, 2020

The Cost of the Evangelical Betrayal

Peter Wehner

The Trump presidency, which has produced few significant legislative or governing achievements, has inflicted gaping wounds on the Republican Party, conservative causes, and the evangelical movement.

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The Atlantic / July 10, 2020

We Can Find Common Ground on Gay Rights and Religious Liberty

Peter Wehner

The Fairness for All Act opens the conversation the country needs to have now, when fracture and polarization seem to be reaching unsustainable levels.

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The New York Times / June 22, 2020

Listening to Robert F. Kennedy

Peter Wehner

Was there something about Robert Kennedy’s habits of mind and heart, his disposition, that we could use now?

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The Atlantic / June 13, 2020

Trump Has Made Alternative Facts a Way of Life

Peter Wehner

At a fundamental level, the Trump presidency has been about projecting shadows on walls and asking us to believe they are real.

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The New York Times / June 13, 2020

The Malignant Cruelty of Donald Trump

Peter Wehner

The president is defaming the memory of a woman who died nearly 20 years ago—and inflicting pain upon her family today.

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The Atlantic / May 26, 2020

Jonathan Haidt Is Trying to Heal America’s Divisions

Peter Wehner

The psychologist shares his thoughts on the pandemic, polarization, and politics.

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The Atlantic / May 24, 2020

Evangelicals: A Review

Peter Wehner

A new anthology puts evangelicalism within a historical context, helping readers appreciate its rich, complicated history.

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Comment / May 7, 2020