For NYT’s David Brooks, It’s Way Past Time to Say Goodbye
Brooks has served as an apologist for the ruling class, whose crimes and errors of judgement he is always ready to trivialize and forgive.
David Brooks’ Anti-PC Screed: Women’s March Edition
For the tenth time in as many months, the New York Times let David Brooks take a current issue—in this case, the worldwide Women’s March—and jam it into his boilerplate grievance against what he perceives as ineffectual, harmful “identity politics.”
Lashing Out at ‘Identity Politics,’ Pundits Blame Trump on Those Most Vulnerable to Trump
Over the past two weeks, pundits from all ends of the spectrum have been scrambling to explain Clinton’s unexpected loss, with reasons spanning from the plausible to the highly dubious; Lately, a new, entirely bogus culprit has emerged from center and center-left circles: “identity politics” and its close cousin, “political correctness.”
Sing in Unison, David Brooks Tells Black Athletes
Listen up, black kids, David Brooks is here to tell you why your choice of political activism is “counterproductive.” What’s strange is that Brooks never really bothers to explain why, exactly.
Pundits Lament Loss of a Reasonable, Competent GOP That Never Was
The curious rise of Donald Trump has led to public soul-searching from establishment Republicans–who suffer from a severe case of dewy-eyed nostalgia over how reasonable and competent the pre-Trump GOP actually was.
David Brooks’ ‘$120,000 Vacation’ Is No Joke
Is New York Times columnist David Brooks seriously regaling readers with talk of his “spectacularly expensive hopscotch” on a “self-contained luxury caravan”?
Rubio’s Welfare Idea Seems Newer If You’re Unaware It Was Implemented 20 Years Ago
it wasn’t surprising to see David Brooks praise Marco Rubio, his favored candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, for a welfare reform proposal that was put in place almost 20 years ago.
Does Your Candidate Support Workers’ Interests? David Brooks Thinks You Have a Psychological Problem
The more important question ignored in Brooks’ analysis is how people are supposed to respond when the party they have supported consistently pursues policies at odds with fundamental principles of their core constituencies.
Some Things Considered, Mostly by White Men
A new FAIR study finds that NPR commentary is dominated by white men and almost never directly addresses political issues.
No, Tar Sands Oil Isn’t Inevitable
Pundits say opposing Keystone is foolish because they’re going to get that oil out of the ground no matter what. But is that true?
Civilization-Threatening Crises? Nope, Can’t Think of Any
David Brooks thinks you’re just dwelling on the negative in the news–and he’s written a New York Times column, headlined “Snap Out of It,” to set you straight.
Reluctant Warrior Bombs Yet Another Country
Can a president who has launched military strikes on seven countries really be called a ‘reluctant warrior?’
Highly Placed Media Racists
Nicholas Wade was a leading New York Times science writer for three decades. He left the paper weeks after the May publication of his book, A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History, a book many reviewers say is a full-throated defense of “scientific racism.”
David Brooks: Democracy Is a Drag; Put Guys Like Me in Charge
Pundit David Brooks thinks the way to fix American democracy is by having less democracy. Let elites dictate policy and have pundits cheer them on!
FAIR TV: NYT’s Russia Walkback, Obama’s ‘Manhood,’ Innocent Drones
The New York Times has a big exclusive on Russia–and quietly walked it back a few days later. David Brooks offers his thoughts on the Mideast and Obama’s “manhood,” CNN finds a guest who says innocent civilians don’t die in drone strikes.
Obama’s ‘Manhood Problem’—and Media’s Humanity Problem
David Brooks says the Middle East thinks Obama has a “manhood” problem.
To David Brooks, Revealing Government Crimes Is ‘Repellent, Unpatriotic’
Pundit David Brooks reacts to the Pulitzers: “I’m a little made nervous by the fact that [reporters] really did benefit by what I think of as a repellent, unpatriotic act.”
Pundits Bemoan Failure to Cut Social Security
Media comments after the Obama administration backed off attempts to cut Social Security benefits exhibited a curious notion about where the “middle” is and what “majority support” means.
Obamacare as a ‘Big Government’ Failure
Pundits’ discussions of the Affordable Care Act rollout assumes that the law represents some kind of “activist government” intervention to disrupt the normally smooth workings of the private sector. But that is neither the intent nor the effect of the law.
David Brooks Applies His Mental Equipment to the Egypt Coup
David Brooks lacks the mental equipment for informed, nuanced commentary on the politics of a Middle Eastern society.
