The zooming wealth of the top 1 percent is a problem, but it's not nearly as big a problem as the tens of millions of Americans who have dropped out of high school or college. It's not nearly as big a problem as the 40 percent of children who are born out of wedlock. It's not nearly as big a problem as the nation's stagnant human capital, its stagnant social mobility and the disorganized social fabric for the bottom 50 percent.
David BrooksIt's part of Donald Trump's psychodynamics to always care about his press coverage intensely. He's more interested in that than anything else.
David BrooksTo explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy.
David BrooksI think the presidency is a bad way to measure the effective campaign finance, because in the presidency, there is so much publicity, there's so much money floating around.
David Brooks