Peter Wehner is a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and a contributing editor for The Atlantic magazine. Mr. Wehner has written for numerous other publications—including Time magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times, The Weekly Standard, National Review, Commentary, National Affairs, and Christianity Today. He has also appeared frequently as a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, CBS, PBS, and C-SPAN television.
Mr. Wehner served in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations prior to becoming deputy director of speechwriting for President George W. Bush. In 2002, he was asked to head the Office of Strategic Initiatives, where he generated policy ideas, reached out to public intellectuals, published op-eds and essays, and provided counsel on a range of domestic and international issues. He has also served as an adviser to several presidential campaigns.
Mr. Wehner is author of City of Man: Religion and Politics in a New Era (co-authored with Michael J. Gerson) and Wealth and Justice: The Morality of Democratic Capitalism (co-authored with Arthur C. Brooks). His forthcoming book for HarperCollins, The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump, will be published in June 2019.
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PUBLICATIONS
A Damaged Soul and a Disordered Personality
Published in The Atlantic on March 18, 2019
Religion and Polarized Politics: An Interview with Melissa Rogers and Peter Wehner
Published in Religion & Politics on March 12, 2019
It’s a Blessing to Bear Your Friend’s Burden
Published in The Atlantic on March 3, 2019
Republicans Sink Further Into Trump’s Cesspool
Published in The New York Times on February 28, 2019
Republicans Got Us into This Mess, and They Have to Get Us out of It
Published in The New York Times on February 8, 2019
What I’ve Gained by Leaving the Republican Party
Published in The Atlantic on February 6, 2019
The Uncommon Power of Grace
Published in The New York Times on December 23, 2018
The Full-Spectrum Corruption of Donald Trump
Published in The New York Times on August 26, 2018
Interview: What’s Left of the Right?
Published in Democracy journal on August 15, 2018
The Example of Charles Krauthammer
Published in The New York Times on June 21, 2018
The Great #MeToo Awakening
Published in The New York Times on May 13, 2018
Why I Am Still Grateful
Published in The New York Times on March 30, 2018
Trust, Facts and the Post-Truth Political Moment
Published in Knight Foundation on March 16, 2018
Trump’s White House Is a Black Hole
Published in The New York Times on March 3, 2018
The Bible Has Long Deserved a Museum. Now It Finally Has One.
Published in Mosaic on January 15, 2018
How Can I Possibly Believe That Faith Is Better Than Doubt?
Published in The New York Times on December 25, 2017
Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital Is Recognizing Reality
Published in Real Clear Politics on December 14, 2017
Why I Can No Longer Call Myself an Evangelical Republican
Published in New York Times on December 10, 2017
Restoring the Spirit of Liberty at Home and Abroad
Published in The Catalyst - Fall 2017 issue on November 1, 2017
A Call to Patriotism in America
Published in The Hill on October 24, 2017
Going Against the Republican Herd
Published in New York Times on October 22, 2017
Seeing Trump Through a Glass, Darkly
Published in New York Times on October 7, 2017
A Humble Political Influencer Gets His Crowns in Heaven
Published in Christianity Today on August 28, 2017
Behold Our ‘Child King’
Published in New York Times on August 26, 2017
Evangelicals, Trump and the Politics of Redemption
Published in Religion News Service on August 11, 2017
Declaration of Disruption
Published in New York Times on July 4, 2017
Where Is the Republican Leadership?
Published in New York Times on May 10, 2017
Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
Published in New York Times on April 29, 2017
Interview with Peter Wehner: Hardwired for Hope
Published in Lancaster Online on April 17, 2017
After Great Pain, Where Is God?
Published in New York Times on March 26, 2017
The Battle for the Soul of Conservatism
Published in Real Clear Politics on February 26, 2017
Why I Cannot Fall in Line Behind Trump
Published in New York Times on January 22, 2017
Eight Was Enough
Published in New York Times on January 15, 2017
Obama’s Attack on Israel
Published in Real Clear Politics on December 28, 2016
Humanizing Jesus
Published in New York Times on December 24, 2016
Moderation is Not a Dirty Word
Published in New York Times on December 18, 2016
The Republican Party Is Being Refashioned
Published in Financial Times on November 13, 2016
Is There Life After Trump?
Published in New York Times on November 6, 2016
In Defense of Politics, Now More Than Ever
Published in New York Times on October 30, 2016
Republicans Who Care about the Future of the Party Should Ask These Questions
Published in National Review Online on October 24, 2016
The Ego-Driven Life
Published in The New York Times on October 20, 2016
Politics and the English Language: An Introduction
Published in The Trinity Forum: Politics and the English Language on October 4, 2016
The Political Magic of C.S. Lewis
Published in New York Times on September 24, 2016
Longing for Uplift
Published in Miller Center: First Year Project on September 19, 2016
The Comprehensive Case Against Donald Trump
Published in RealClearPolitics on September 11, 2016
George Orwell’s Fierce Modesty
Published in First Things on September 9, 2016
Under the Dark Spell of Trump, Jerry Falwell Jr. Is Damaging Public Christian Witness
Published in National Review Online on August 25, 2016
Beware of Blind Spots
Published in Philanthropy Magazine on July 19, 2016
Can We Find Our Way Back to Lincoln?
Published in The New York Times on July 17, 2016
The Theology of Donald Trump
Published in New York Times on July 5, 2016
The Indelible Stain of Donald Trump
Published in The New York Times on June 10, 2016
Republicans’ Delusional Hopes
Published in Commentary Magazine on June 8, 2016
Making the Case for the Good Life
Published in Commentary Magazine on May 23, 2016
Donald Trump’s Aggressive Ignorance
Published in Real Clear Politics on May 17, 2016
Why We Shouldn’t Fight Dirty
Published in Commentary Magazine on May 2, 2016
Friendship in the Age of Trump
Published in New York Times on April 24, 2016
Let’s See Trump in All His Ugliness
Published in Commentary Magazine on April 21, 2016
Trump Remains a Threat to Conservatism
Published in Commentary Magazine on April 13, 2016
Our Great Easter Hope
Published in RealClearReligion on March 28, 2016
The Man the Founders Feared
Published in The New York Times on March 20, 2016
The Party of Reagan Is No More
Published in TIME magazine - March 21, 2016 issue on March 10, 2016
A Conversation: How Can Evangelicals Support Trump?
Published in Washington Post on March 7, 2016
What Wouldn’t Jesus Do?
Published in The New York Times on March 1, 2016
Rebuilding a Marriage Culture in 21st-Century Black and Latino America
Published in National Review - February 29, 2016 issue on February 19, 2016
The Passing of a Supreme Court Giant
Published in Commentary Magazine on February 14, 2016
Certitude and Seeking the Truth
Published in Commentary Magazine on January 25, 2016
Why I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump
Published in New York Times on January 14, 2016
The Christmas Revolution
Published in The New York Times on December 25, 2015
The Closing of Barack Obama’s Mind
Published in Commentary Magazine on December 17, 2015
Reclaim Republicanism for the Conservatives
Published in Financial Times on December 2, 2015
Paul Ryan’s Voice of Calm Reason
Published in Commentary Magazine on November 30, 2015
President Obama’s Hypocrisy on Syria
Published in The New York Times on November 28, 2015
Our Bitter and Graceless President
Published in Commentary Magazine on November 18, 2015
How Christians Can Flourish in a Same-Sex-Marriage World
Published in Christianity Today - November 2015 issue on November 2, 2015
The Promise of Speaker Paul Ryan
Published in Commentary Magazine on October 30, 2015