David Brooks's Blog, page 90

Guns, Guns, Guns

Brooks and Collins on what to do about the omnipresence of weapons, from Illinois to Colorado to Texas to North Korea.

Freedom Loses One

If same-sex marriage becomes the law of the land, it will be a victory for living in a society that induces you to narrow your choices and embrace your obligations.

The Empirical Kids

A Yale senior takes a stab at defining her generation, one emerging into adulthood on the heels of the 2000s.

The Killing Chain

Our present debate around violence fixates on guns at the unhelpful expense of nonmaterial factors and more prudent policy considerations.

Forecasting Fox

One man unveils a strategy for better forecasting.

The Progressive Shift

Liberalism in the United States seems to have moved to believing that government is the first and final engine of all progress.

How Movements Recover

Augustine’s handling of a church in crisis provides a counterintuitive model for how to revive a troubled movement.

The Axis of Ennui

Effective energy innovation is not happening where you think it is, Dear Reader.

The Orthodox Surge

A thriving Jewish counterculture prompts reflections on collective commitments in the modern age.

The Sequester App

Brooks and Collins try to balance the budget since Washington can’t be bothered.