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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes out from behind a curtain to take the stage at an event on October 15, 2016 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. / AFP PHOTO / Mary Schwalm
by David Brooks | Oct 17, 2016 | Opinion
The point of town hall debates is that regular voters get to ask questions. In every town hall I’ve seen, the candidate turns to the voter, listens attentively and directs the answer at least partially back to that person. The candidates do that because it’s polite,...
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Supporters gather to hear Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during her California primary night rally held in the Brooklyn borough of New York June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
by David Brooks | Aug 26, 2016 | Opinion
We’ve clearly had a failure of leadership in this country. The political system is not working as it should. Big problems are not being addressed. But what’s the nature of that failure? The leading theory is that it’s the corruption: There is so much money flowing...
