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