David Brooks

David Brooks appears in the following:

100 Years of 100 Things: US Meritocracy

Wednesday, December 04, 2024

David Brooks reviews the history of "meritocracy" in the U.S. and argues that it needs reform.

Comments [1]

David Brooks on the RNC and Radicalism

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Recapping the first day of the Republican National Convention with New York Times columnist David Brooks.

David Brooks on Second Acts

Friday, May 29, 2020

The latest on national news, plus a look at community leaders during the COVID-19 crisis. 

David Brooks: 'Our Culture Equates Success with Love'

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

How do you live a meaningful life in a self-centered world?

David Brooks: Trump Is the Wrong Answer to the Right Question

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

New York Times columnist David Brooks says Donald Trump is "epically unprepared to be president," but his supporters have valid concerns.

Comments [2]

Who David Brooks Calls a Worthy Role Model

Monday, April 20, 2015

David Brooks has a new book touting the moral rigor of people like Frances Perkins, who worked tirelessly for workers' rights after witnessing the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.

Comments [70]

David Brooks: Hello 2013

Wednesday, January 02, 2013

David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times and editor of The Best American Essays 2012, discusses the latest news from Washington, including a late-night fiscal cliff deal. Plus: his annual Sidney Award list of the year's best essays, and his new course, titled "Humility," at Yale University.

Comments [24]

The Social Animal

Monday, May 30, 2011

David Brooks, columnist at the New York Times, will talk about his new book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement

Comments [7]

The Social Animal

Friday, March 11, 2011

David Brooks, columnist at the New York Times, will talk about his new book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement

Comments [19]

The Bipartisan Effort on Healthcare

Friday, March 19, 2010

New York Times columnists Gail Collins and David Brooks preview the upcoming vote on health care reform this weekend and discuss the messy business of lawmaking in this country today.

Comments [11]

On the March

Friday, March 19, 2010

The House is set to vote on health reform this weekend. New York Times columnists David Brooks and Gail Collins discuss the messy politics around the final push for this legislation. And, day laborers from New York are marching en masse to Washington D.C. Hear what they want from Congress. ...

Health Care Reform Update

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

New York Times columnist David Brooks provides the latest update in the health care reform debate.

Comments [21]

Monday Morning Politics

Monday, October 27, 2008

Gail Collins and David Brooks, both op-ed columnists for the New York Times , continue their election conversation begun on the paper's Campaign Stops blog.

Comments [55]

Race Matters

Monday, October 27, 2008

30 Issues in 30 Days continues with Issue number 26: Race: Affirmative Action and Beyond. Princeton University professor and cultural theorist, Cornel West, gives his take on why race matters and how the election will affect race relations in America. Plus, New York Times columnists Gail Collins and David Brooks ...

On the Campaigns

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

New York Times op-ed columnists Gail Collins and David Brooks take their web-only "Conversation" to the air and discuss the presidential race.

Comments [29]

Unconventional

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX)’s internet support for his run for the presidential nomination didn’t translate into enough votes to win, but he’s holding his own Freedom Rally in Minneapolis during the Republican National Convention. Also, Gail Collins and David Brooks preview the more “conventional’ conventions; tales from a marriage; ...

CBS-Viacom; Email and Status; East Timor; Rupert Watch; Waco Documentary; Rural Radio; RIP: Allen Funt

Friday, September 10, 1999

The CBS-Viacom merger creates another media monolith. What does it mean for you? How will the mighty egos of Sumner Redstone and Mel Karmazin mesh?

Comment

Gingrich GONE; TV Sweeps; Happiness and TV; Dewey Defeats Truman; Holocaust in New Media

Sunday, November 08, 1998

What campaign ads and coverage tell us about the issues and the candidates. Are people who watch soap operas happier? How TV sweeps work. Are real journalists a thing of the past?

Comment

Starr Report Drops; McGwire Mania; China Detains Journalists; New TV Season; Dawson’s Creek

Sunday, September 13, 1998

The Starr Report creates a feeding frenzy. Did the government publish pornography on the Internet? Should the president resign? What are children seeing and hearing?

Comment

Hype-o-Chondria; Media Insurance; HDTV & Skyscrapers; Web Music; Barnicle; Monica & the Media

Friday, August 07, 1998

Hype-o-Chondria; Media Insurance; HDTV & Skyscrapers; Web Music; Barnicle; Monica & the Media on On the Media on 1998-08-09

Comment