The New York Sun

U.S. right / neoconservative

Background

The modern New York Sun was founded in April 2002 by journalist Seth Lipsky, who gave it the name and motto of the historic New York Sun (1833–1950). In its first run, it operated as a printed daily with an explicitly conservative, neoconservative editorial voice, championing free markets, a hawkish foreign policy, and strong support for Israel. It folded as a print publication in 2008 amid financial losses, then persisted as a sparse online outlet for opinion content through 2021. In November 2021, Dovid Efune — formerly editor of the Jewish news publication the Algemeiner — purchased the Sun and relaunched it as an active digital news and opinion site in February 2022, with Lipsky returning as editor-in-chief. Efune assembled a group of institutional investors, including Oaktree, Hudson Bay Capital, the Leffell family office, and the Beedie real estate group, to fund the revived outlet. In late 2025, the Sun reintroduced a weekly print edition. Throughout both its iterations, the Sun has been characterized by media analysts as right-biased with a neoconservative tilt, strong advocacy for Israel, and editorial support for conservative political figures and free-market economic policies.

Sources

1. The New York Sun – Wikipedia
2. New York Sun to be relaunched after purchase by former Algemeiner editor – Times of Israel
3. Exclusive: The New York Sun revives print edition – Axios
4. New York Sun – Bias and Credibility – Media Bias/Fact Check
5. New York Sun Bias and Reliability – Ad Fontes Media
6. British-born owner of New York Sun prepares bid for Telegraph – Yahoo Finance
7. Seth Lipsky – Wikipedia
8. The New York Sun rises again – Jewish Insider

Profile compiled 2026-08-01; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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