Why Can’t We Be Friends?

For the first time in far too long, New York Times columnist David Brooks is on the Remnant to dispense some of the hottest political wisdom you’ll find this side of Lake Michigan. Lately, David’s been concerned with a serious challenge to America’s social fabric: It seems like most of us can’t really get to know other people. Our country is full of people who feel unseen or misunderstood, and this is fueling our loneliness epidemic and the broader collapse of community. In his new book, How to Know a Person, David offers some solutions to this crisis that largely begin on an interpersonal level. But what does it really mean for people to be seen? What common mistakes do we make in our interactions with others? And will those punk kids ever get off Jonah’s lawn?

Show Notes:

-Watch this episode on YouTube

-David’s page at the New York Times

-David’s page at The Atlantic

-David’s new book, How to Know a Person

-Richard Weaver’s Ideas Have Consequences

-The Remnant with Jean Twenge

-Enter to win a lunch with Jonah in D.C.

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