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Writer, The Atlantic

David Brooks

Bestselling author and columnist focused on culture, morality, and the meaning crisis in contemporary America. Brooks has written extensively on character development, purpose, and institutional failure. His work bridges sociology, philosophy, and personal narrative to diagnose cultural fracture.

Known For

Moral and cultural diagnosisCharacter vs. résumé virtues frameworkPurpose and meaning in modern lifeInstitutional decline analysis

Canon

Books

The Road to Character(2015)
The Second Mountain(2019)

Episodes