Bret Stephens

“I wear two hats at the 'Wall Street Journal': one as a columnist, the other as the editor responsible for our editorial pages in Asia and Europe.”

“I write my columns pretty carefully.”

“Humanitarianism is commendable, but not when you're demanding that others share the burdens and expense.”

“This is the standard line of the Trump side of the party, that us who oppose him are just a bunch of elites who live in the Acela corridor in this bubble of unimaginable wealth. I wish I had...”

“The criterion for racism is either objective or it's meaningless: If liberals get to decide for themselves who is or isn't a racist according to their political lights, conservatives will be...”

“Movements that hector and punish rather than educate and reform have a way of inviting derision and reaction.”

“Listen carefully to the global warming alarmists, and the main theme that emerges is that what the developed world needs is a large dose of penance. What's remarkable is the extent to which...”

“A Trump presidency - neutral between dictatorships and democracies, opposed to free trade, skeptical of traditional U.S. defense alliances, hostile to immigration - would mark the collapse o...”

“Anyone who has been the victim of the social-media furies knows just how distorting and dishonest those furies can be.”

“Since the end of World War II, U.S. presidents of both parties have recognized that foreign and domestic policy do not have to be pursued at the expense of each other.”

“I don't see the point of belonging to a party on the increasingly dubious assumption that it's slightly less bad than the opposition.”

“Yes, Obama took over two wars from Bush - just as President Richard Nixon inherited Vietnam from President Lyndon Johnson and President Dwight Eisenhower inherited Korea from President Harry...”

“I get if you're a conservative, and you're saying, I don't know, 'Government shouldn't be mandating what's taught in classrooms,' or, 'Government is too intrusive in our economic life,' well...”

“It may be a truism that the country cannot be strong abroad unless it is strong at home, but it's also a fact that the country's economic prosperity depends on its security abroad - not only...”

“Socialism may have failed as an economic theory, but global warming alarmism, with its dire warnings about the consequences of industry and consumerism, is equally a rebuke to capitalism.”

“The people we need to hear from most are the ones who make themselves heard least - except, of course, on Election Day.”

“My wife is German, so I know something about German energy policy.”

“Before the word 'resignation' became a euphemism for being fired, it connoted a sense of public integrity and personal honor.”

“'Character Doesn't Count' has become a de facto G.O.P. motto. 'Virtue Doesn't Matter' might be another. But character does count, and virtue does matter, and Trump's shortcomings prove it da...”

“Donald Trump is a demagogue. Period. The fervor of his crowds recalls Nasser's Egypt. His convictions are illiberal. His manners are disgusting. His temper is frightening.”