| − | On December 28, 2007, Kristol was hired by ''[[New York Times|The New York Times]]'' as a weekly columnist, to begin on January 7, 2008; he did a mediocre job and was replaced in 2009. | + | On December 28, 2007, Kristol was hired by ''[[New York Times|The New York Times]]'' as a weekly columnist, to begin on January 7, 2008; the NYT claimed he did a mediocre job and was replaced in 2009 by Ross G. Douthat. The Times said, "Douthat’s writing “steers away from partisanship — he frequently criticizes Republicans — or doctrine." |