Is David Brooks Really Clueless About the Inefficiency of the U.S. Health Care System?

David Brooks appears to have made a remarkable leap forward today. He told readers, "the fiscal crisis is driven largely by health care costs."

Yes, after writing endless columns about out of control government spending and the wild liberals in the Democratic Party, someone apparently got David Brooks to look at the budget numbers. And, he saw what every budget wonk knows. While the current deficits are overwhelmingly the result of the devastation caused by the collapse of the housing...