“Recent surveys suggest that . . . maybe 40 percent of Republicans are what you might call conservative white identitarians. White identitarians are conservative, but their white identity is quite important to them, sometimes even more important than their conservatism.”
–David Brooks, “How Trump Kills the GOP” (The New York Times; 8/29/17).
At his best, New York Times columnist David Brooks offers genuine insights on thorny political and socioeconomic issues.
At his worst . . . he spouts his own preening brand of psychobabble that evokes language straight from Seinfeld (“anti-dentite,” anyone??).
Guess which category his piece today falls in.
