Sign in

Shorter David Brooks

@shorterbrooks.bsky.social
563 followers 8 following 37 posts

Reducing every David Brooks column down to one sentence since 2023 (though on Bluesky only since 2025). Parody.

PostsRepliesMedia
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Pretty much everybody is an ideologue except me and the people that agree with me. www.chronicle.com/article/were...
chronicle.com
David Brooks: ‘We’re Part of the Problem’
The “New York Times” columnist on the sins of the educated class, what Trump gets right, and why he’s leaving the newspaper to take a new job at Yale University.
281
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"New York Times Columnist" < "Yale Presidential Senior Fellow" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye
240
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Yes, things are bad, as an opportunity for *literature*, this is pretty great! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Coming Trump Crackup
142
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Human consciousness is crazy complicated (but I still think Republicans go to church and Democrats went to Woodstock). www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | This Is How Your Mind Works
040
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We are experiencing historic levels of villainy, mendacity, violence, and terror from the likes of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and [ inaudible muttering ] – You know, both sides! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Sins of the Moderates
271
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
It’s 2026, and I *still* think there’s 2 types of people in the world: church-going libertarians (aka “conservatives”) and atheistic libertines (“liberals”). www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | We’re Living Through the Great Detachment
161
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
I can do a full week's work in 30 minutes. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Sick of Trump News? I’m Here for You.
270
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Well, damnit.
7166
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
People keep saying that the American Dream is a lie, but as George Constanza teaches us: It’s not a lie if you believe it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | What I Love When I Love America
2100
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I am not looking forward to learning which of my very good friends are in the files www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Epstein Story? Count Me Out.
14112
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I have never heard of progressive or left wing Christianity. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | How to Replace Christian Nationalism
190
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
If I may borrow and adapt a popular idiom from the Generation Z lexicon: Predators gonna predate. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Imagining What’s in Trump’s Brain
050
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
If there’s a difference between racists and antiracists, communists and capitalists, liars and critical theorists, trolls and activists, idiots and philosophers, well, I can’t see it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Hey, Lefties! Trump Has Stolen Your Game.
5102
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Shame on the Democrats for talking about kitchen table issues when they should be protecting democracy by criticizing themselves. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds
271
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I didn't have time to write a column this week but don't vote for Mamdani because [insert reason here] www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Has a Religion. What Do Democrats Have?
050
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
You'll never guess which party it was that went off the rails in 2015! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Why Are the Democrats Increasing Inequality?
070
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
If you watch some very specific highlights from the Kirk memorial, you can begin to believe in a kind of Christian Nationalism that isn't just racism, vengeance, and psychopathy www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | We Need to Think Straight About God and Politics
080
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
I am now prepared to endorse Barack Obama for President in the 2008 Presidential Election www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Era of Dark Passions
073
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
People (*cough* Mamdani) who want to help poor people get food and medicine are amoral, and probably immoral. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Why I Am Not a Liberal
360
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
I found 5 randos on the internet, and they confirm my theory that people are selfish. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Wrong Definition of Love
180
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
I know that universities are not overrun by woke postmodern orthodoxy (whatever that is), but if some nihilistic liars claim they are then we really have no choice but to believe them. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Rise of Right-Wing Nihilism
170
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I challenged myself to write an essay explaining the evils of capitalism without mentioning capitalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | America’s New Segregation
072
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: people happy with the way things are going tend to be more conservative; people unhappy about it tend to want change. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Why More People in the World Are Feeling Hopeful (Except Us)
191
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The American people have been seduced by a deranged racist billionaire, therefore the Democrats need to stop talking about truth, race, or inequality . www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Crucial Issue of the 21st Century
2266
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Here's 5 ways in which the current US president is a Grade A jerk; my current wife (and former student) is much better and you should read her work. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Be Careful About What You Want
160
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
If a candidate ran on hope, I would definitely vote for them. (A previous version of this columnist criticized candidates for running hope. I regret the error.) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump Is Winning the Race to the Bottom
054
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I preferred it when people like me who know how to appreciate Fine Art were recognized as a Cultural Elite and got the attention and admiration they deserve. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | When Novels Mattered
041
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Bibi and Trump are morally bankrupt barbarians. But I do at least admire their willingness to drop bombs on people in order to defend America’s God given right to drop bombs on people. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | I Detest Netanyahu, but on Some Things He’s Actually Right
5136
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Democrats won’t be successful unless they can tell a narrative that appeals to everybody, not just select demographics. I really hope they can do it. Note: if the narrative talks about economic inequality, I won’t vote for it. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Democrats’ Problems Are Bigger Than You Think
550
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I am no longer friends with that contemptible pissant JD Vance, who took the beautiful, universal concept of American Exceptionalism and turned it into something ugly and tribal. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge.
0225
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
If Clinton and Obama had just called themselves Republican I could have voted for them and we wouldn’t be in this mess. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Can We Please Stop Lying About Obama?
2124
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
This very successful and very mediocre white man is rather surprised how hard it is to break into the ruling class these days. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | ‘We Are the Most Rejected Generation’
041
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
If we in the moral fiber business know anything, it's that whatever the problem, the solution is moral fiber. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | How to Survive the Trump Years With Your Spirit Intact
I’ve found it necessary to root myself in anything that feels rehumanizing, whether it’s art or literature or learning.
063
Reposted by Shorter David Brooks
Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Elon Musk’s Head Comedy Writer
1936442
Reposted by Shorter David Brooks
NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Trump's tariff war could reduce the supply of Christmas toys. But deporting children could reduce the demand.
923877836
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I have read a lot of famous books about war and politics so believe me when I tell you that Donald Trump is bold. More bold than a lot of other people! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump’s Single Stroke of Brilliance
His initiative has been the key to much of his success, but lacking any sense of prudence, he does not understand the difference between a risk and a gamble.
020
Shorter David Brooks @shorterbrooks.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
My cutesy pop-sociology won't save you this time! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
041