Vue lecture

Sol Stern, Lapsed Liberal and Conservative Heretic, Dies at 89

A writer, editor and political adviser, he broke with the left over its criticism of Israel and what he saw as its anti-Americanism. But he also became a critic of Donald Trump.

© Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times

The writer and editor Sol Stern at his Manhattan apartment in 2008. A liberal turned conservative, he was known for his largely nonideological judgment and his willingness to change his mind.
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