And Now Even David Brooks Says It’s Time to Hit the Streets

Well, dang. Okay.

I cannot tell you how significant David Brooks’ opinion piece in the New York Times last week personally felt to me. I have heard and seen Brooks on NPR and PBS for years and have read his essays in The Atlantic. He’s Ivy League-educated, an erudite and disciplined thinker. He’s also respectful, the type of person who accepts that in a democracy, opinio…