Steve Brodner sketches the former Atlantic wunderkind:
Ross Douthat, the new conservative voice on the Times op-ed page, [is] profiled here in Mother Jones. He wrote a scathing piece on Avatar last week. Funny to see a condemnation of the expression of cultural notions through sci-fi by a Lord of the Rings nut. Also loves the Church and Chesterton. Interesting character.
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