David Brooks

The Meaning of Change Will Be Tested by the Auto Industry Bailout

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

The question shouldn't be whether or not to bail out the U.S. auto industry, but how assistance to the car manufacturers fits within the larger national energy plan that is greener, self-sustaining and economically positive.

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Ann Coulter Still Yapping

Ben Cohen | Posted 11.17.2008 | Media

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Ben Cohen

Coulter's solution to Republican problems is for it to become even more extreme than it already is. It's a recipe for disaster (and hopefully one that the Republicans decide to try).

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David Brooks: Conservative Movement Has "No Leaders," "No Coherent Belief System," In A "World Of Pain"

Huffington Post via ThinkProgress | Nicholas Graham | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Conservative columnist David Brooks envisions very tough times ahead for conservatives. On "Face the Nation" this morning, Brooks says the conservati...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

In the wake of Obama's overwhelming victory, and Democratic gains in the House and Senate, conservatives are desperately trying to convince the world that these results are meaningless. "Democrats should not make the mistake of viewing Tuesday's results as a repudiation of conservatism," insisted John Boehner. "Barack Obama understands this is a center-right country," claimed Karl Rove. "This country remains every bit as center-right as it has for a generation," parroted Brent Bozell. And David Brooks dreamed of an Obama administration that understands "this was an election where the middle asserted itself." Drunk on self-delusion, a staggering GOP whistles past the electoral graveyard, missing the whole point of this election: the center has shifted, and positions that used to be considered left-wing -- on healthcare, on global warming, on corporate responsibility, on Iraq -- are now solidly mainstream.

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Turning Back the Torches of the GOP

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Joshuah Bearman

With McCain swinging at shadows, like ACORN, Rashid Khalidi, and the liberal media that won't tell the truth, the entire republican apparatus has devolved into an insidious rumor mill.

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David Brooks' Election Day Schedule

Hart Seely | Posted 11.03.2008 | Media

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Hart Seely

11 a.m. Conference call with Cokie Roberts and George Will to gauge opinions of everyday Americans.

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Jason Linkins

GOP Draws Internal Battle Lines Around Sarah Palin

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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With the GOP looking more and more set to fracture as the possibility of electoral defeat looms, the cannibals' knives are out. Consider this quote, ...

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Liberalism, What Are You Going As for Halloween?

Matt Mendelsohn | Posted 10.27.2008 | Business

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Matt Mendelsohn

This year, it seemed certain that liberalism would show up at the Halloween block party wearing the costume of a self-loathing American: a terrorist-loving, non-flag-pin-lapel-wearing lefty.

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Is This The End Of The "Tough Guy" President?

Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

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Ron Mwangaguhunga

The testosterone party is over. And not a moment too soon. America is looking for another type of President, a multilateralist -- flexible, able to admit his or her error, self-examined, and intellectual.

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Nonexistent Patio Man Decries David Brooks' Nonexistent Arguments

Bill Scher | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

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Bill Scher

Patio Man, Deck Guy, Porch Dude and Stoop Buddy are all surprised that they still waste five minutes of their day reading David Brooks. Brooks' occas...

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Let the Blame Game Begin

James Carville and Paul Begala | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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James Carville and Paul Begala

We have a message for our Republican friends: It is time to point fingers. We are pro-finger-pointing. And here's the most important thing about finger-pointing: you have to start early.

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David Brooks and Big Words

Ben Cohen | Posted 10.20.2008 | Media

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Ben Cohen

Brooks distances himself from right wing blowhards like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, but essentially advocates the same policy positions without the bombast, and a lot of fancy words.

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Sarah Palin...If You Don't Read, You Don't Lead

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home

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Stefan Sirucek

As many know, in her Oct. 3 "do-over" interview with Carl Cameron of Fox News, Sarah Palin claimed to read the New York Times and the Economist. Then...

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No-drama Obama's Double Rope-a-Dope

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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Jerry Weissman

On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali, the deposed Heavyweight champion, attempted to regain his crown from the then-reigning champion, George Foreman, in...

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The Beat (It) Goes On: A Conservative Stampede

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.15.2008 | Media

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Jerry Weissman

The McCain-Palin ticket has had a severe impact on the writers of the right and sent them running for the hills. Witness the crescendo of the stampede.

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McCain & the Missiles of October

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Robert S. McElvaine

Many voters are attracted to McCain's quick, "don't look back" decision-making and fancy that he will keep them secure. But would he? The experience of October 1962 strongly suggests otherwise.

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Four Cheers for Christopher Buckley, Son of William F.

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media

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Thomas de Zengotita

Respect for intelligence and character has always been the best thing about authentic conservatism. Christopher is just being true to his values.

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David Brooks Held Hostage, Day 10 -- Refuses to Come Clean on Palin

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

Eight days after David Brooks admitted at a Manhattan forum that Sarah Palin was not qualified for higher office, he still has not shared this view with readers of his column.

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Kristol and Brooks Play Dumb at The New York Times

Eric Boehlert | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media

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Eric Boehlert

Bottom line: Do Bill Kristol and David Brooks understand the basic tenets of opinion journalism?

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Requiem for the Bailout Storyline

Norman Solomon | Posted 10.13.2008 | Media

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Norman Solomon

Recent events should not be allowed to obscure the reality that the news media played a pivotal role in stampeding the country into a bailout that was unwise and unjust.

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Waiting For "Whitey"

William Bradley | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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William Bradley

I've recently spent a lot of time talking with top Republicans, virtually all of whom think Obama has it won. One or two said, wistfully, "What about the Whitey tape, maybe that would change it?" Of course, there is no Whitey tape.

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David Brooks Does a U-Turn

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Jerry Weissman

In his column after the vice presidential debate last week, the New York Times' David Brooks, a man with deep respect for erudition, surprisingly wrot...

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Why Don't Some Conservative Pundits Write What They Really Think About Sarah Palin?

Eric Deggans | Posted 10.10.2008 | Media

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Eric Deggans

Why are average voters better at piercing Palin's hypocrisy than pundits who get paid to do so everyday?

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Perhaps David Brooks -- Not Sarah Palin -- Should Step Aside

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.08.2008 | Media

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Greg Mitchell

At least Palin tells us what she really feels. Brooks' dishonesty is frightening.

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David Brooks: Sarah Palin "Represents A Fatal Cancer To The Republican Party"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

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David Brooks spoke frankly about the presidential and vice presidential candidates Monday afternoon, calling Sarah Palin a "fatal cancer to the Republ...

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