Opinion Today: What it means to be a columnist in 2021

Reflections on — and from — Frank Bruni before his next great adventure. 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This fall, Frank will assume an endowed chair at Duke University. The good news is Frank will [continue his newsletter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRirb1HP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvZnJhbmstYnJ1bmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMTA2MTcmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzMyMjYmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9NjA5NTAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmDKRzjLYBZgoT5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) and write pieces for the Sunday Review. Today we are [publishing his last column](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRirb1HP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8xNy9vcGluaW9uL2ZyYW5rLWJydW5pLWZpbmFsLXRpbWVzLWNvbHVtbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjEwNjE3Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMzMjI2Jm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwOTUwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgpgykc4y2AWYKE-Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). It is an insightful reflection on what being a columnist means in 2021, with an emphasis on the need for nuance and empathy, a cause I also take very seriously. I wanted to share below, as well, some of the note I sent to my staff when we announced Frank’s departure in April. Frank has had an expansive career at The Times and elsewhere, and I welcomed the chance to celebrate his accomplishments. Frank came to The Times a quarter century ago from The Detroit Free Press where he covered the gulf war, did groundbreaking coverage of the Catholic sex abuse scandal and was a Pulitzer finalist in feature writing. At The Times he covered Washington and the Bush campaign and White House before becoming Rome bureau chief. He was lured back to New York with an irresistible offer, getting paid to hang out in restaurants with friends every night (and be a terrific reviewer). While The Times loses one of its most beloved columnists, the Research Triangle will gain someone who will actually know what he’s talking about if he becomes one of those Durhamites who say their restaurants are as good as New York’s. In 2011 Frank left criticism for punditry as an Opinion columnist, using his wide and deep reporting experiences to illuminate the pathways of power and opening up personally in ways that made readers feel that he was a wise friend. He wrote movingly about his feelings as a gay man when the Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage a constitutional right, his battle with vision problems, the love of his family, the acceptance of deepening middle age, as well as sending some well-honed skewers in Ivanka’s direction. He was always willing to experiment with form, taking on a newsletter, which is a huge hit with readers, and stepping in to co-host “The Argument,” adding even another layer of intimacy with his audiences. And he wrote a best-selling book that challenged the value of elite colleges. Along the way, Frank was an editor’s dream, and never missed a deadline, not even the ones he set for himself. Please join us at Times Opinion in congratulating Frank for all that comes next. Don’t miss a thing from Frank Bruni. 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