Yet 53 years later the “struggle” continues!
I'm of a slightly newer generation and I remember much of the same "the sky is falling!" hysteria during the Bush II years when I was in college. It is certainly amplified for Trump, though. The only people who think Brooks is a righty are lefties.
Killer sideburns in that first pic, by the way.
NBC's version of "fair and balanced."
As for the muttonchops, they met in the middle to become a full beard at some point after the right photo was taken.
More Taibbi/Kirn. Matt is a better writer than he is a speaker but Walter is hilarious. Here's "America This Week" form 4/25/2025: https://www.racket.news/p/america-this-week-apr-25-2025-globalism?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Another funny/sad Taibbi piece: https://www.racket.news/p/in-highest-comedy-david-brooks-arch?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
I'm of a slightly newer generation and I remember much of the same "the sky is falling!" hysteria during the Bush II years when I was in college. It is certainly amplified for Trump, though. The only people who think Brooks is a righty are lefties.
Killer sideburns in that first pic, by the way.
NBC's version of "fair and balanced."
As for the muttonchops, they met in the middle to become a full beard at some point after the right photo was taken.
More Taibbi/Kirn. Matt is a better writer than he is a speaker but Walter is hilarious. Here's "America This Week" form 4/25/2025: https://www.racket.news/p/america-this-week-apr-25-2025-globalism?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Another funny/sad Taibbi piece: https://www.racket.news/p/in-highest-comedy-david-brooks-arch?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email