Anonymous
Post 03/01/2021 16:03     Subject: Re:Why is David Brooks so famous?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I like some of his work. I think some people hate anything he does because they disapprove of his personal life.



Is he Republican?


I think so, but I'm not entirely sure. He liked Obama, expressed anti-Trump views, but is probably a moderate conservative.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2021 15:53     Subject: Re:Why is David Brooks so famous?

Anonymous wrote:I like some of his work. I think some people hate anything he does because they disapprove of his personal life.



Is he Republican?
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2021 12:58     Subject: Re:Why is David Brooks so famous?

I like some of his work. I think some people hate anything he does because they disapprove of his personal life.

Anonymous
Post 03/01/2021 12:50     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

He's "famous for DC."
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2021 12:49     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

He's not - I've never heard of him.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2021 12:35     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

I have not been a fan of most of David Brooks' recent columns, but I will say that he writes a beautiful tribute column.

Here is one on Gwen Ifill: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/opinion/the-life-and-example-of-gwen-ifill.html

And one on Mark Shields when he retired:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/opinion/mark-shields-liberalism.html
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 20:43     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

David Brooks from Cincinnati?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 20:28     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

Anonymous wrote:His book Bobos in Paradise was great at the time.


It’s been a while since I read it, but it describes the DCUM crowd quite well, no?
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 19:58     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

Left his wife to marry his very young research assistant. I think he even pretended to flirt with Christianity to get in her pants. He's Jewish. The man is a neurotic creep.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 19:57     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

CIA? He was one of William F. Buckley Jr.'s "proteges"...
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 18:58     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

I also don't get it, but I did enjoy his "brooks & shields" segments, especially when they were wfh - the contrast between their backgrounds was fascinating.

And his house, I love.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 18:56     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

Everything leading up to Bobos in Paradise was great and he lost his fastball when he got old.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 18:04     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

His book Bobos in Paradise was great at the time.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 17:43     Subject: Re:Why is David Brooks so famous?

I find is writing is very uneven. Some I find very thought provoking and others I want the last few minutes of my life back. I enjoy him on Newshour though.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2021 17:41     Subject: Why is David Brooks so famous?

The handful of articles I’ve read by him are terrible.