A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is that he has the choice of whom he wants to be co-opted by.
David BrooksThose cultural wars, Sexual Revolution issues are fading from the scene, and the coming generation has basically settled them.
David BrooksOn the [Betsy] DeVos case, I agree that the gun - her gun position is kind of weird, kind of crazy, but I do think she does know about public schools.
David BrooksIf you do something really cognitively demanding, like buying furniture, it turns out buying furniture is one of the most difficult things we do. Go into a furniture store and look at a sofa.
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