Ross Douthat is a columnist for the New York Times and the author of several books, most recently TheDecadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success (Simon & Schuster, 2020). His other books include To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism (2018), Bad Religion:How We Became a Nation of Heretics (2012), Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class (2005), and with Reihan Salam, Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Savethe American Dream (2008). He is the film critic for National Review. He lives with his wife and four children in New Haven. Twitter: @DouthatNYT