This column is about virtuous people I’ve encountered over the years. They are people who possess an abundance of character and integrity and are worthy of our admiration and respect.

David Brooks recognizes ... the elite’s solutions. Brooks identifies “six deadly sins of the meritocracy.” First, it overrates intelligence and underrates character. Second, it falsely ...

David Brooks became an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times in September 2003. He has been a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly ...