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The Coming G.O.P. Apocalypse

June 6, 2019

(Above) President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania in May. Republicans have not found a meaningful way to address their party’s generation gap. Credit: Eric Thayer for The New York Times Over the years, I have relied on a few…

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What a Failed Trump Administration Looks Like

February 28, 2017

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * I still have trouble seeing how…

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The Republican Fausts

February 5, 2017

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life. David Brooks is one of them. His mind reminds me of a Swiss…

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David Brooks on “How to Repair Moral Capital”

October 22, 2016

Over the years, I have relied on a few journalists to help me navigate my way through the forces and events that resemble a fog in everyday life. David Brooks is one of them. His mind reminds me of a…

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The Dark Knight

July 23, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially thoughtful article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Welcome to…

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No, Not Trump, Not Ever

March 18, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from another timely and thoughtful article by David Brooks for The New York Times. Thanks to him, I now understand why so many people are attracted to Donald Trump. And now Brooks speaks for me…

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David Brooks on “How ISIS Makes Radicals”

December 9, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from a timely and thoughtful article by David Brooks for The New York Time. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * After the terrorist…

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David Brooks on “The American Idea and Today’s G.O.P.”

September 28, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially thoughtful article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * America was…

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David Brooks on “The Robert E. Lee Problem”

June 28, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially thoughtful article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The debate…

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David Brooks on why stumblers are the people we should want to be

April 16, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially thoughtful article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Commencement speakers…

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