David Brooks Spells Out His View of How America Can Recover Its Dream

By Anne W. Semmes

Two churches in town, Christ Church and St Barnabas partner together to bring impressive speakers to address arresting subjects beneath the banner of “Courage and Faith.” Last Wednesday evening 500 attendees filled Christ Church to hear much-in-demand New York Times columnist, PBS Newshour commentator, and bestselling author David Brooks address the subject of “How America Recovers.” His latest book, “How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others” delves into human character. Washington based, he’s taught at Yale, Duke, and now University of Chicago.

He began with sharing his faith path, introducing his humor. Growing up Jewish in New York City, the “household motto was think Yiddish, act British…so my parents sent me to an Episcopalian school called Grace Church Sch