He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
In 2002, National Journal's Hotline asked George Stephanopoulos, "Who is the most important person in Washington nobody has ever heard of?"
"[2] Winters has described himself as an "Ella Grasso Democrat," a reference to the pro-labor, pro-life, pro-Israel Governor of Connecticut in the 1970s.
[3] Winters has written in opposition to the agenda of President Donald Trump.
[4] Winters's writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Republic, and The New York Times Magazine.