David Brooks: My name is David Brooks.
I am a columnist for The New York Times.
And I write about politics,
I write about culture,
I write about social science,
and from time to time, I write about world events.
Since October 7th,
I've been thinking a lot about the spreading brutalism of our world.
Archived Recording: Israel has seen attacks overnight by both rockets and gunmen.
Dozens of rockets were fired —
David Brooks: We woke up on that day and saw
horrific footage of massacres and violence.
And since then,
we've seen horrific footage
of bombings in Gaza,
scenes of horror.
Archived Recording: Israel responded with airstrikes on Gaza cities,
flattening Hamas offices and residential buildings.
David Brooks: Because the Middle East is so contentious,
a lot of the brutalism is right here in our own country.