{"id":48623,"date":"2021-02-08T19:39:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T02:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/nyt-columnist-david-brooks-to-tackle-trust-divided-nation-in-upcoming-talk\/"},"modified":"2021-02-09T02:39:18","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T02:39:18","slug":"nyt-columnist-david-brooks-to-tackle-trust-divided-nation-in-upcoming-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/nyt-columnist-david-brooks-to-tackle-trust-divided-nation-in-upcoming-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT columnist David Brooks to tackle trust, divided nation in upcoming talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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New York Times columnist David Brooks will discuss top social and political issues from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday via Zoom.<\/span>Courtesy of David Brooks<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

New York Times<\/em> columnist David Brooks says America might not be as divided as it thinks.<\/p>\n

Brooks, an upcoming guest speaker for the Community Foundation\u2019s Making a Difference Speaker Series, has spent nearly 40 years in the media. Through his work and a new community renewal project, Weave, Brooks hopes to offer Durango insights on how people can connect even across seemingly uncrossable divides.<\/p>\n

\u201cI certainly find that it\u2019s very rare that I interview someone that I don\u2019t respect on some level,\u201d Brooks said. \u201cPeople think the other side is monstrous, but I just want to say, \u2018Come with me to Nebraska, you Brooklyn person. You\u2019ll be surprised.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The Making a Difference series recruits national speakers who can share philanthropic stories or inspiring anecdotes about changing the world one person at a time, said Briggen Wrinkle, executive director of the Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the foundation invited Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, to speak about early childhood education. The year before, Times<\/em> columnist Nicholas Kristof spoke about reporting on crises around the world.<\/p>\n

This year, the foundation tasked Brooks with diving into top issues, primarily rebuilding trust, the urban\/rural divide and committing to community, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday via Zoom. Tickets can be purchased through the foundation\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn light of everything our nation has been through in the last year, we felt that this impactful conversation about rebuilding trust could not wait any longer,\u201d Wrinkle said. \u201cIt is time to discuss politics, philanthropy and how we can unite as a community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to writing op-ed pieces for the Times<\/em>, Brooks is also a commentator on PBS \u201cNewsHour,\u201d NPR\u2019s \u201cAll Things Considered\u201d and NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d<\/p>\n

In years before, he wrote for The Weekly Standard <\/em>and The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, where he spent part of his time posted in Brussels covering Russia, the Middle East, South Africa and European affairs.<\/p>\n

But when thinking about his upcoming speaking engagement in Durango, Brooks first mentioned Weave.<\/p>\n

Weave<\/a>, a community renewal project and part of The Aspen Institute, takes a closer look at what\u2019s broken in society \u2013 particularly a social fabric ripped by distrust, loneliness, inequality \u2013 and how communities are finding ways to fix it.<\/p>\n

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