Tag Archives: David Brooks

NYT’s Brooks: Barney Frank ‘Egregiously Immoral’

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Today’s New York Times op-ed page features a David Brooks-as-usual column about Washington business as usual: [T]he most devastating scandal in recent history involved dozens of the most respected members of the Washington establishment. Their behavior was not out of the … Continue reading →

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Brave News World Of Linkmanship

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

The hardworking staff has been, well, working hard to keep up with the Tucson-shootings media rumpus, which continuously feeds off itself like some sort of artificial unintelligence. Exhibit A: Sarah Palin’s idiotic “blood libel” accusation about criticism of her. Exhibit … Continue reading →

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New York Times Hitched To Christopher

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

The New York Times has been a veritable Christopher Hitchens-rama over the past few weeks. In reverse order: Nice David Brooks piece in Friday’s Times about “the essayist Christopher Hitchens announc[ing] that he has cancer of the esophagus and will … Continue reading →

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“D’You Read David Brooks’ Latest Column?”

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

Yes. D’you? David Brooks’ Tuesday New York Times piece led with an amazing array of statistics (and not just because I’m Jewish by attraction): Jews are a famously accomplished group. They make up 0.2 percent of the world population, but … Continue reading →

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Welcome Matt

Posted on December 26, 2009 by

New York Times op-ed columnist David Brooks distributed his annual Sidney awards on Christmas Day, and this year’s festivities included a repeat winner: I try not to give Sidneys to the same people year after year, but the fact is, … Continue reading →

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Conservative PunditWorld, Hasan Edition

Posted on November 11, 2009 by

Nice compare/contrast on Tuesday between the hard-right chattering classes and the moderate-conservative chinstrokerati. Representing the former: Wasp-penned Wall Street Journal editorial board member Dorothy Rabinowitz. Representing the latter: Every-liberal’s-favorite-conservative David Brooks, New York Times op-ed columnist. Both Brooks and Rabinowitz … Continue reading →

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