David Brooks
The New York Times
Washington, DC, United States
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Opinion | This Is Why Autocracies Fail
Over the long term, centralized power is a recipe for stagnation. → Read More
Opinion | This Is Why Putin Can’t Back Down
The invasion of Ukraine is a rabid form of identity politics. → Read More
Opinion | ‘My Fellow Americans’: Four Times Columnists Channel Joe Biden
We will start again — and we will start now. → Read More
Opinion | Democrats Need to Confront Their Privilege
To win the culture war, bring the nation together, don't split it into parts. → Read More
Opinion | Moderates and Progressives, Get Together!
Democrats' two divisions have a lot of shared ground. → Read More
Is Self-Awareness a Mirage?
We know what we’re feeling, just not how and why we got here. → Read More
Opinion | When Dictators Find God
We’re in an era of post-religious holy wars. → Read More
You Are Not Who You Think You Are
The categories we use to describe our thinking are messed up. → Read More
Opinion | This Is How Theocracy Shrivels
Radical ideas that once made Islamist extremism seem galvanizing have lost their luster. → Read More
Opinion | The Biden Approach Is Working
There’s a reason progressives keep losing Democratic primaries. → Read More
Opinion | Life Expectancy Could Rise a Lot. Here's What it Means.
What happens if we slow down aging? → Read More
Has Biden Changed? He Tells Us
In an interview, the president describes how he developed his view of the world. → Read More
Opinion | This Is How Wokeness Ends
The meritocracy beats the radicals. → Read More
Opinion | Our Pathetic Herd Immunity Failure
The United States is incapable of collective action. → Read More
Give Power to the Parents!
Biden gets family policy half right. → Read More
Opinion | The G.O.P. Is Getting Even Worse
Trumpians are having a venomous panic attack. → Read More
Opinion | Wisdom Isn’t What You Think It Is
It’s more about listening than talking. → Read More
Opinion | The Heart and Soul of the Biden Project
What is the quintessential American act? It is the leap of faith. The first European settlers left the comfort of their old countries and migrated to brutal conditions, convinced the future would be better on this continent. Immigrants all crossed oceans or wilderness to someplace they didn’t know, hoping that their children would someday breathe the atmosphere of prosperity and freedom. Here we… → Read More
Opinion | How Covid Can Change Your Personality
Distancing and isolation shaped who we are. → Read More
Opinion | The Biden Revolution Rolls On
The president has epic plans to shift our system and our values. → Read More