BY TOM TOMORROW
My standard response in reading a David Brooks column is, “Has he ever–?” As in: “Has he ever meet/seen/experienced the person, place, or thing upon which he is opining?” His Sunday column, replete with the usual strawmen (or more accurately, straw-women), does not disappoint. First, she’s wrong with her astonishing assertion that high-paying jobs lead …
All from the op-ed page. First, this bit from David Brooks’ oddly myopic homage-to-warriors on Sunday: Every time you delve into the situation in Iraq, you come away with the phrase “not enough troops” ringing in your head, and I hope someday we will find out how this travesty came about. Yes, it’s truly a …
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In yesterday’s column, John Tierney moves in on David Brooks’ territory — explaining those salt-of-the-earth red staters to oblivious blue state elitists. As grateful as I am for the efforts of these selfless columnists, I have to admit that I still have a few questions. To wit: 1. Are red state and blue state Americans …
Brooks: A year ago I called the head of a prominent liberal think tank to ask him who his favorite philosopher was. If I’d asked about health care, he could have given me four hours of brilliant conversation, but on this subject he stumbled and said he’d call me back. He never did. Let me …
I don’t have time to write a long post responding to David Brooks’ latest compendium of misleading banalities. The short version is: it’s not some irrational fear of “the market” driving my opposition. It’s the very rational understanding that the forces driving Social Security “reform” have no interest in reform whatsoever. You’ve got the Grover …