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New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses what he calls the downside to President Obama's self-confidence. Brooks condemns the Obama administration for trying to do too many things at once, having an excessive faith in "smart people," and displaying an "addiction to home-runs."
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What constitutes leadership? When one is designated a "leader," what are the particular obligations of leadership? How are these responsibilities expressed in ethical terms? Does ethical leadership imply social responsibility? Is leadership different age to age?
In Chautauqua Institution's annual Applied Ethics exploration, David Brooks examines leadership from the points of view of business and politics, education and sports, from those who make headlines and from those who lead by following. - Chautauqua Institution
David Brooks became an op-ed columnist for The New York Times in September 2003. He had been an editor at The Wall Street Journal, a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, and a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Atlantic. Currently a commentator on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, he is also the author of Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There and On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense. He has contributed essays and articles to many publications, including The New Yorker, Forbes, The Public Interest, The New Republic, and Commentary. He is a frequent commentator on National Public Radio, CNN's Late Edition, and The Diane Rehm Show.
