
Friday during the weekly political analysis segment on PBS’s “NewsHour,” Creators Syndicate columnist Mark Shields, alongside The Washington Post’s Michael Gerson, weighed in on the 2016 Republican presidential nomination contest to date. During that discussion, both Shields and Gerson laid
by Jeff Poor1 Jan 2016, 11:23 PM PST0

Friday on PBS’s “NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks reacted to President Barack Obama’s end-of-the-year press conference in which the president continued to say progress was being made in the fight against ISIS. Brooks said that claim was in
by Jeff Poor19 Dec 2015, 6:38 AM PST0

New York Times columnist David Brooks said that while Republicans have been “de-emphasizing” abortion, the Planned Parenthood video “gives them a chance to talk about it” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Brooks argued, “Republicans have been sort of de-emphasizing this issue [abortion].
by Ian Hanchett18 Jul 2015, 8:10 AM PST0

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
by Jeff Poor16 May 2015, 2:07 PM PST0

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
by Ian Hanchett4 Apr 2015, 12:59 PM PST0

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
by Jeff Poor24 Jan 2015, 9:27 AM PST0