David Brooks's Blog, page 2

If you���re thinking the Democrats��� job now is to come up with some new policies that appeal to the working class, you are thinking too small.

Trumpism can be seen as a giant attempt to amputate the highest aspirations of the human spirit and to reduce us to our most primitive, atavistic tendencies.

The problem with arguing that neoliberals left American workers behind is that it���s mostly untrue.

There���s a cost to making it so hard to be a young person right now.

I���ve found it necessary to root myself in anything that feels rehumanizing, whether it���s art or literature or learning.

His initiative has been the key to much of his success, but lacking any sense of prudence, he does not understand the difference between a risk and a gamble.

It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism���s threat.

Maybe we���re just not good at thinking anymore.

Trump���s tariffs erect a wall between Americans and other people, obstructing the flow not only of goods but also of ideas, contacts, technology and friendships.

Why people do things that are unpleasantly hard.