New York Times columnist David Brooks argued Donald Trump’s immigration comments were “culture war politics of the worst sort” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Brooks said of Trump’s comments, “It’s an actual, crucial moment for the Republican Party. This was a slur,
In his weekly segment with syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to the mass killing in Charleston, SC earlier in the week on Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “NewsHour.” Brooks said the problem was about much
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks sounded off on the defeat of the trade bill legislation in Congress earlier in the day and put the blame on President Barack Obama. According to Brooks, the
New York Times columnist David Brooks said that Joe Biden’s plan to split Iraq into three regions back in 2006 looks “like a smarter and smarter idea” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Brooks stated, “We tried — and I give Joe Biden
On Friday’s “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks said that although he wasn’t convinced that more spending on Amtrak might have prevented last week’s tragedy in Philadelphia involving a derailed train, overall spending more on U.S. infrastructure
On Friday’s “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to last week’s victory for Conservative Party Prime Minister David Cameron. According Brooks, if conservative Republicans softened their approach and were more closely aligned with Cameron’s politics, they
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that when it comes to poverty “the problem is not that we don’t care. We don’t know what to do” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Brooks stated, “The problem is not that we don’t care.
New York Times columnist David Brooks declared that the scandal involving the Clinton Foundation’s ties to Russia’s acquisition of a uranium company is “way more egregious than I expected” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” “It’s [the Clinton uranium story] way more egregious
New York Times columnist David Brooks said that Hillary Clinton’s policy platform is “just a blank, open canvas right now” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Brooks stated that while Hillary is “quite a good candidate.” And “I like the unpretentious rollout,” “I
In an appearance on CNN’s “The Lead” on Wednesday, New York Times columnist David Brooks, author of the new book “The Road to Character,” offered his thoughts on the way the 2016 presidential race is shaping up and how he
New York Times columnist David Brooks said Hillary Clinton is short on “imagination” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” “If you were the candidate, you would rather have no opposition, but I do think it makes you a better candidate. We’ve covered these
Columnist David Brooks slammed the State Department’s reaction to Henry Kissinger and George Schultz’s op-ed as something out of “nursery school” and “about the lamest rebuttal” he’s heard on Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” After hearing State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf stating
Columnists David Brooks and Mark Shields argued that the gay rights movement should show more respect to religious people on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Brooks said that while he is pro-gay marriage and didn’t agree with Indiana’s RFRA law, he added
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that it is “risky” to cut a deal with Iran given the chaos in the Middle East on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” “They’re spending all this money on Hezbollah, they’re sometimes in tactical alliances with
New York Times columnist David Brooks, who views himself as something of an expert on history, having defended Barack Obama’s anti-Christian remarks at the National Prayer breakfast this year in which Obama chided Christians for criticizing Muslim violence by citing the Spanish Inquisition of 500 years ago, made a slight mistake in his column revolving around Passover published on Friday.
New York Times columnist David Brooks said that he’s “always had a soft spot” for Senator Harry Reid’s (D-NV) “authenticity” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” “He was never really rooted in the Washington culture…to keep sixty votes together among a very diverse
New York Times columnist David Brooks, who has a son serving in the Israeli military, argued that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not say that he would never accept a Palestinian state on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” “The stuff on the Palestinian
On Friday’s “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks was critical of the notion of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint session of Congress due to the politicization of the state of Israel. “I think it’s
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks weighed in on the argument the Obama administration has repeatedly made on whether or not to address Islamic component of ISIS and instead calling it a perversion of
On Friday’s broadcast of “NewsHour” on PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks shared his view on the controversy surrounding NBC “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams and the issue of his six-month suspension from the network after having been shown
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “Newshour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to President Barack Obama’s prayer breakfast speech with a defense of it. According to Brooks, Obama’s speech was an effort “urge” humility about the Christian faith, which
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that Hillary Clinton’s candidacy is “way overpriced” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” “The general assumption it’s Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney, some of the old guys, or Hillary Clinton … I think she’s way overpriced, and
On Friday’s broadcast of PBS’s “NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks criticized House Speaker John Boehner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a scheduled address before a joint session of Congress in March regarding threat from Iran. Brooks chalked Boehner’s decision to
New York Times columnist David Brooks said that he had changed his mind and agrees with PBS’ decision to not air the Charlie Hebdo cartoons on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” “I’ve changed my mind about this. My newspaper, the New York Times, made the
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that Republicans who wanted to defund the president’s executive action on immigration should “go to Fox” on Friday’s “PBSNewsHour.” After fellow panelist Mark Shields criticized the Republican Party for “restrictive and punitive” immigration measure
