That is the job of the Catholic Church, to be a balance to the materialistic drives of our culture and of economy.
David BrooksI agree with the idea of cutting [budget], but it should all be coming out of entitlements for the affluent and not out of domestic discretionary, which is welfare, education, all the stuff the government does, parks, FBI, and it shouldn't be coming out of Medicaid.
David BrooksJim Stavridis is the former NATO commander who is sometimes on people's lists, also very plausible, self-possessed, someone with sobriety.
David BrooksPeople generally overestimate how distinct their lives are, so the commonalities seemed to them like a series of miracles.
David BrooksStudents are too busy jumping through the next hurdle in the résumé race to figure out what they really want. They are too frantic tasting everything on the smorgasbord to have life-altering encounters. They have a terror of closing off options. They have been inculcated with a lust for prestige and a fear of doing things that may put their status at risk.
David Brooks