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David Brooks has written a column on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times since September 2003. Brooks was previously "a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly, and he is currently a commentator" on PBS's "The Newshour with Jim Lehrer." Brooks is "the author of Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There and On Paradise Drive : How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense, both published by Simon & Schuster," his New York Times bio states.

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A glimpse of the new

ST. PAUL, Minnesota: Political parties usually reform in the wilderness. They suffer some crushing defeat, the old guard is discredited and the pain compels turnover and change. John McCain is trying to reform the Republican Party before a presidential ...

From DAVID BROOKS, International Herald Tribune,  5 Sep 2008

A Glimpse of the New

Political parties usually reform in the wilderness. They suffer some crushing defeat, the old guard is discredited and the pain compels turnover and change. John McCain is trying to reform the Republican Party before a presidential defeat, with the ...

From DAVID BROOKS, The New York Times,  4 Sep 2008

David Brooks: What the Palin pick says

ST. PAUL, Minnesota: Senator John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He's a traditionalist, but is not energized by the social conservative agenda. As Rush Limbaugh ...

From DAVID BROOKS, International Herald Tribune,  2 Sep 2008

What the Palin Pick Says

John McCain is not a normal conservative. He has instincts, but few abstract convictions about the proper size of government. He’s a traditionalist, but is not energized by the social conservative agenda. As Rush Limbaugh understands, but the ...

From DAVID BROOKS, The New York Times,  1 Sep 2008

David Brooks: A speech to the delegates

DENVER: My fellow Americans, it is an honor to address the Democratic National Convention at this defining moment in history. We stand at a crossroads at a pivot point, near a fork in the road on the edge of a precipice in the midst of the most ...

From DAVID BROOKS, International Herald Tribune,  29 Aug 2008

A Speech to the Delegates

My fellow Americans, it is an honor to address the Democratic National Convention at this defining moment in history. We stand at a crossroads at a pivot point, near a fork in the road on the edge of a precipice in the midst of the most consequential ...

From DAVID BROOKS, The New York Times,  29 Aug 2008

David Brooks: The 21st-century man

DENVER: I flew into the airport here on Sunday and the pilot could barely land because of the fog of bad advice. America's Democrats are nervous because Barack Obama's polling lead has evaporated. And when Democrats are nervous, all the Santa Monica ...

From DAVID BROOKS, International Herald Tribune,  26 Aug 2008

The 21st-Century Man

I flew into the airport here on Sunday and the pilot could barely land because of the fog of bad advice. Democrats are nervous because Barack Obama’s polling lead has evaporated. And when Democrats are nervous, all the Santa Monica Machiavellis emerge ...

From DAVID BROOKS, The New York Times,  25 Aug 2008

Hoping It’s Biden

Barack Obama has decided upon a vice-presidential running mate. And while I don’t know who it is as I write, for the good of the country, I hope he picked Joe Biden. Biden’s weaknesses are on the surface. He has said a number of idiotic things over ...

From DAVID BROOKS, The New York Times,  21 Aug 2008

Campaign Stops: State of Affairs

Gail Collins:David, we’re about to embark on back-to-back conventions, so let’s find something else to talk about besides the presidential race. Before the John Edwards affair recedes into history, should we discuss Lessons Learned? I know Americans ...

From DAVID BROOKS AND GAIL COLLINS, The New York Times,  20 Aug 2008

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