David Brooks — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as an opinion columnist for The New York Times
Contributor to PBS NewsHour and NPR
Author of seven non-fiction books, including 'The Social Animal' (2011) and 'The Road to Character' (2015)
Began his career as a police reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago
Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Chicago

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 others characterize him as centrist, moderate conservative, or conservative.

Brooks has authored seven non-fiction books since 2000, with two published by Simon and Schuster and five by Random House.