David Brooks — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Opinion columnist for The New York Times and contributor to PBS NewsHour and NPR.
Authored seven non-fiction books since 2000.
His books include "The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement" (2011) and "The Road to Character" (2015).
Served in various journalistic roles at The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, Newsweek, and The Atlantic Monthly.
Graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Biography

David Brooks is a Canadian-born American author and political and cultural commentator. He is an opinion columnist for The New York Times and a contributor to the PBS NewsHour and NPR. Brooks describes himself as a "moderate Republican," though he has also been characterized as centrist, moderate conservative, or conservative.