David Brooks

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August 10, 1961 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorial...

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Politics, Nonfiction

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David Brooks is a political and cultural commentator. He is currently a columnist for The New York Times and a commentator on PBS NewsHour. He has previously worked for Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly and National Public Radio.

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The Role of Uncle Sam

The debate over Hamilton’s governing philosophy should focus less on whether government is good or evil and more on what government actually does. read more »

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Books by David Brooks

Average rating: 3.63 · 5,316 ratings · 928 reviews · 7 distinct works

	The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement 3.73 avg rating — 3,361 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There 3.48 avg rating — 1,625 ratings — published 2000 — 12 editions	My rating:
	On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense 3.41 avg rating — 313 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Paradise Suite: Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Backward and Upward: The New Conservative Writing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1996	My rating:
	Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes by Andrew Blauvelt (Editor), Robert Bruegmann, David Brooks (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth by John Wade (Editor), Tony Blair (Contributor), George H.W. Bush (Contributor) 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“This is how life works. Deciding whom to love is not an alien form of decision-making, a romantic interlude in the midst of normal life. Instead, decisions about whom to love are more intense versions of the sorts of decisions we make throughout the course of our existence, from what kind of gelato to order to what career to pursue. Living is an inherently emotional business.”
― David Brooks

tags: decisions , emotions , life , love , romance

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