David Brooks: ‘We’re Part of the Problem’ The “New York Times” columnist on the sins of the educated class, what Trump gets right, and why he’s leaving the newspaper to take a new job at Yale University.

Pretty much everybody is an ideologue except me and the people that agree with me.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...

Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye

"New York Times Columnist" < "Yale Presidential Senior Fellow"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...

Opinion | The Coming Trump Crackup

Yes, things are bad, as an opportunity for *literature*, this is pretty great!
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...

Opinion | This Is How Your Mind Works

Human consciousness is crazy complicated (but I still think Republicans go to church and Democrats went to Woodstock).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...

Opinion | The Sins of the Moderates

We are experiencing historic levels of villainy, mendacity, violence, and terror from the likes of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and [ inaudible muttering ] – You know, both sides! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...

Opinion | We’re Living Through the Great Detachment

It’s 2026, and I *still* think there’s 2 types of people in the world: church-going libertarians (aka “conservatives”) and atheistic libertines (“liberals”).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...

Opinion | Sick of Trump News? I’m Here for You.

I can do a full week's work in 30 minutes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...

Well, damnit.

Opinion | What I Love When I Love America

People keep saying that the American Dream is a lie, but as George Constanza teaches us: It’s not a lie if you believe it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...

Opinion | The Epstein Story? Count Me Out.

I am not looking forward to learning which of my very good friends are in the files
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...

Opinion | How to Replace Christian Nationalism

I have never heard of progressive or left wing Christianity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...

Opinion | Imagining What’s in Trump’s Brain

If I may borrow and adapt a popular idiom from the Generation Z lexicon: Predators gonna predate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

Opinion | Hey, Lefties! Trump Has Stolen Your Game.

If there’s a difference between racists and antiracists, communists and capitalists, liars and critical theorists, trolls and activists, idiots and philosophers, well, I can’t see it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...

Opinion | The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds

Shame on the Democrats for talking about kitchen table issues when they should be protecting democracy by criticizing themselves.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...

Opinion | Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have?

I didn't have time to write a column this week but don't vote for Mamdani because [insert reason here] www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...

Opinion | Why Are the Democrats Increasing Inequality?

You'll never guess which party it was that went off the rails in 2015! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Opinion | We Need to Think Straight About God and Politics

If you watch some very specific highlights from the Kirk memorial, you can begin to believe in a kind of Christian Nationalism that isn't just racism, vengeance, and psychopathy
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/o...

Opinion | The Era of Dark Passions

I am now prepared to endorse Barack Obama for President in the 2008 Presidential Election
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Opinion | Why I Am Not a Liberal

People (*cough* Mamdani) who want to help poor people get food and medicine are amoral, and probably immoral.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...

Opinion | The Wrong Definition of Love

I found 5 randos on the internet, and they confirm my theory that people are selfish.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

Opinion | The Rise of Right-Wing Nihilism

I know that universities are not overrun by woke postmodern orthodoxy (whatever that is), but if some nihilistic liars claim they are then we really have no choice but to believe them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

Opinion | America’s New Segregation

I challenged myself to write an essay explaining the evils of capitalism without mentioning capitalism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...

Opinion | Why More People in the World Are Feeling Hopeful (Except Us)

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: people happy with the way things are going tend to be more conservative; people unhappy about it tend to want change.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...

The American people have been seduced by a deranged racist billionaire, therefore the Democrats need to stop talking about truth, race, or inequality .
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...

Opinion | Be Careful About What You Want

Here's 5 ways in which the current US president is a Grade A jerk; my current wife (and former student) is much better and you should read her work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Winning the Race to the Bottom

If a candidate ran on hope, I would definitely vote for them. (A previous version of this columnist criticized candidates for running hope. I regret the error.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...

Opinion | When Novels Mattered

I preferred it when people like me who know how to appreciate Fine Art were recognized as a Cultural Elite and got the attention and admiration they deserve.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...

Opinion | I Detest Netanyahu, but on Some Things He’s Actually Right

Bibi and Trump are morally bankrupt barbarians. But I do at least admire their willingness to drop bombs on people in order to defend America’s God given right to drop bombs on people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...

Opinion | The Democrats’ Problems Are Bigger Than You Think

Democrats won’t be successful unless they can tell a narrative that appeals to everybody, not just select demographics. I really hope they can do it. Note: if the narrative talks about economic inequality, I won’t vote for it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...