David Brooks Is Lost in Time

David Brooks told us again today that he doesn't like Social Security and Medicare. He does this frequently in his columns although usually while he ostensible makes some other point.

Today's other point is that the country is less forward thinking in the past. A main piece of evidence in this regard is the money that we are spending on Medicare and Social Security.

"The federal government is a machine that takes money from future earners and spends it on health care for retirees. Entitlement...