World On Fire: The Root Causes of Populism, Authoritarianism and The Whole Global Mess

David Brooks the depth, breadth, humor, humility and humanity of this is profoundly reassuring and appropriately challenging..

David Brooks will always be upfront, truthful with facts, and concerned about our lives and future generations, their welfare and climate change! Mahalo Sir David Brooks always and forever a leader who is down to earth! Amen!😊❤

Wow, just wow. I have listened to David on PBS in short snippets. This is another level.

The influence of corporatism on mood is obvious and should not be ignored. Corporate technology, corporate militarism, corporate capitalism, cultural consumerism and the relentless pursuit of money are primary causes. A secure base cannot be formed from people who are hungry, homeless or isolated. People become isolated for multiple causes, including the philosophy of circling the wagons when your very survival is threatened. No one is donating if there isn’t enough food. No one feels safe. Your ideas are correct but the causes aren’t included all causes. You can’t ignore greed of corporate power as a cause.

"Defiant humanism." That's the way forward. Thank you David Brooks. Again. The very best of our public intellectuals for this hard moment.

Beautiful and profound, thanks

David, you are my hero! The greatest synthesizer of knowledge, proponent of respectable discourse and one who centers is all. Thank you!

I enjoyed watching this a lot. And I have not been a fan of David's past PBS Newshour appearances when he was a "Trump apologist" (saying "That's just Trump being Trump" back in the day). I can tell he know knows Trump is part of an existential threat to democracy (showing he is capable of learning new things)... and I really appreciate all he says here about the root causes of the crisis we are in here in America.

Thank you David! Your thoughtfulness and vision give me hope

I enjoyed this, very much.

On the subject of diversity, i think people need to start with admitting or accepting that it is harder and takes effort. For years now people have been gaslit into the idea it makes no different or been pressured into not talking about things like that at all.

I've listened to a lot of David Brooks over the years, but this one hits it out of the park. It was a bit depressing in the beginning, but on a deeper level, I already knew it to be true. The talk ended with me feeling more hope and confident that I have the tools to work with others to move us all forward.

I agree with David Brooks, mostly.. He has great courage to speak this way. I wish this was published so everyone could study it.

You have this exactly right and accurate. It’s a global issue now, and what’s frightening is how many of us have our heads in 2:13 The sand!!!! Thank you David Brooks for this excellent lecture.

David Brooks has a talent for stating great insights succinctly in short rapid-fire pieces of wisdom. I feel a need to digest and memorize all of them. If I succeed, I will be a better person and those around me will benefit. I'm 74 so I better get on with it.

David’s story after 51:00 is one of exercising community. In community we are at our best. I thank M. Scott Peck for teaching me this lesson.

Wow~! Very insightful. Thank you David, and thank you Aspen Institute.

David is one of my favorites. One of the greatest thinkers of our time. A true conservative in the best way.

As always, on point. Listening to David Brooks is like an exercise for the mind.

Such a intelligent and nice man 😊