The most interesting conversation is not about why Donald Trump lies. Many public figures lie, and he's only a severe example of a common type. The interesting conversation concerns how we come to accept those lies. — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
If a public figure tells a whopping lie once in his life, it'll haunt him into his grave. If he lies morning, noon and night, it will become almost impossible to remember any one particular lie. — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
Listen carefully to the global warming alarmists, and the main theme that emerges is that what the developed world needs is a large dose… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
'Democratic socialism' is awful as a slogan and catastrophic as a policy. And 'social democracy' - a term that better fits the belief of… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
When you work at 'The Wall Street Journal,' the coins of the realm are truth and trust - the latter flowing exclusively from the… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
No adviser to a president is going to get his way all of the time, but at a minimum, that adviser should be able… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
Every president inherits a mixed bag when he comes to office, and Obama's was hardly the worst. — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
There was a time when the conservative movement was led by the likes of Bill Buckley and Irving Kristol and Bob Bartley, men of… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
We elected Donald J. Trump to keep us jittery and entertained. He's delivered. — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
The United States survives so long as at least one of its major parties is politically and intellectually healthy. — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
Censoriously asserting one's moral superiority and treating skeptics as imbeciles and deplorables wins few converts. — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
What is absolutely clear is that if Trump is the nominee, Republicans cannot win. Maybe they can't win with Rubio or Cruz or Kasich.… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
Everything Republicans once claimed to advocate - entitlement reform, free trade, standing up to dictators, encouraging the march of freedom around the world -… — Bret Stephens Copy Share Image
