David Brooks

American journalist and social commentator — New York Times Op-Ed columnist — author of Bobos in Paradise, The Social Animal, The Road to Character, and How to Know a Person — who writes at the intersection of social science and moral philosophy.

Creates the social science-infused moral commentary column — Brooks's New York Times column synthesizes social science research with moral philosophy and American cultural observation; The Social Animal is the most ambitious popular synthesis of neuroscience and social science in recent American nonfiction.