David Brooks's Blog, page 47

How We Are Ruining America

College-educated Americans have become devastatingly good at making sure children of other classes can’t join their ranks.

The Golden Age of Bailing

Flaking out on commitments has become so easy.

What’s the Matter With Republicans?

Rural Republicans often see life and politics through an ethos formed in frontier life.

Tuners and Spinners

Members of one social category are adventurous, while members of another are more intimate.

The G.O.P. Rejects Conservatism

Republicans are so bankrupt that they refuse to use quality health care policy ideas put forward by conservative intellectuals, opting instead for tax cuts for the rich.

Mis-Educating the Young

Why don’t schools prepare students for life?

Let’s Not Get Carried Away

We should be wary of sinking into the politics of scandal. It won’t make us, America, or this administration’s governance any better.

Why Fathers Leave Their Children

It’s not because they don’t care.

Is Radicalism Possible Today?

The best change is not hasty, as dreamed by the last century’s idealists, but a gradual, grinding conversation.

It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Culture

The Trump presidency will probably not be brought down by outside forces. Instead, it will implode.