Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

Opinion

David Brooks

September 18, 2007 24:00
1 min read

David Brooks is not merely, as James calls him, America

Editor’s picks

01

The JC Blind Date: ‘I was hoping for a man who likes a challenge’

Credit: Gary Manhine
02

The history of the Jews – told through 100 objects

Yiddish stage and screen star Mae Simon's red shoes and the keys to the New Yiddish Theatre in London's East End
03

On a tugboat into the firing line: Why Israelis are trying to ‘escape’ from holiday beaches back to a war zone

Israeli air defence systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv on June 16, 2025. (Image: Getty)
04

Civilians in Tel Aviv and Tehran are facing the same brutal oppressor

Protesters waving a flag of Israel (L) and the pre-revolution flag of Iran march against antisemitism in a Paris street (Getty)
05

‘I’m an autistic, non-Jewish antisemitism warrior’

Where you go, I go: Charlie Keeble at a recent rally against antisemitism on London's Waterloo Bridge

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