The Conundrums of David Brooks: Reducing Class Inequality Without Talking About It

David Brooks deserves to be congratulated. He has discovered that the children of less affluent people don't have the same opportunities as the children of the wealthy. While most of us have long known this, David Brooks still deserves credit for being open to evidence. Better late than never.

Of course he still seems to have some problems figuring out what to do about this fact. He tells readers:

"Political candidates will have to spend less time trying to exploit class divisions and more ti...