Rob Reiner Thought of Himself as Norman Lear’s Son NYT | Opinion By: Todd S. Purdum 17 December 2025 at 18:02 In life and art, he was the successor to Norman Lear.
Norman Podhoretz, Influential Editor and Neoconservative Force, Dies at 95 NYT | Top Stories By: Joseph Berger 17 December 2025 at 12:19 A New York intellectual and onetime liberal stalwart, his Commentary magazine became his platform as his political and social view turned sharply rightward. © Associated PressNorman Podhoretz in 1971.