The following are three of his less partisan articles and their top-voted comment, plucked from Brooks' most recent articles [1]
Communities of Character
"Pop sociologist Professor Brooks is at it again...."
Tales of the Super Survivors
"It certainly does, Lord Brooks..."
The Evolution of Simplicity
"If only excessive materialism and manifold opportunities were the problem in this country. I think Mr. Brooks tends to project his own affluent angst on society at large..."
This is the force, imposed by readers, to homogenize ideologically. The deluge of criticism is to be expected when a high delta exists between a columnist's ideology and their platform's. In an ideological battleground, where vilification trumps truth, I think the burden of assessing quality lies on the reader.
Communities of Character
"Pop sociologist Professor Brooks is at it again...."
Tales of the Super Survivors
"It certainly does, Lord Brooks..."
The Evolution of Simplicity
"If only excessive materialism and manifold opportunities were the problem in this country. I think Mr. Brooks tends to project his own affluent angst on society at large..."
This is the force, imposed by readers, to homogenize ideologically. The deluge of criticism is to be expected when a high delta exists between a columnist's ideology and their platform's. In an ideological battleground, where vilification trumps truth, I think the burden of assessing quality lies on the reader.
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/column/david-brooks