David Brooks is a Canadian-American conservative political commentator, born on August 11, 1961, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Though born in Canada to Jewish parents, Brooks was raised in Stuyvesant Town, a middle-class housing development in Lower Manhattan, New York City. His father taught English literature at New York University, while his mother studied British history at Columbia University.
Brooks attended Grace Church School during his early education. When he was 12, his family relocated to the Philadelphia area, where he graduated from Radnor High School in 1979. He later enrolled at the University of Chicago, earning a degree in history. During college, he contributed articles, reviews, and opinion pieces to campus publications, showcasing an early interest in journalism and commentary.
Following graduation, Brooks began his journalism career as a police reporter with the City News Bureau of Chicago. He later cited this early reporting experience—particularly his exposure to urban crime and public policy—as instrumental in shaping his conservative political outlook.
In 1984, Brooks secured an internship at the National Review, a prominent conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley Jr. This opportunity helped establish his presence in political journalism.
Brooks joined The Wall Street Journal in 1986, where he worked as an editor and foreign correspondent. In 1994, he became a senior editor at The Weekly Standard, a conservative publication launched that year. His sharp analytical writing and moderate conservative views gained widespread recognition.
Eventually, Brooks became a columnist for The New York Times, where he writes on politics, culture, and social trends. In addition to his work at the Times, he is a frequent contributor to NPR and PBS NewsHour, further cementing his role as a leading voice among American political commentators.
While attending the University of Chicago, Brooks met Jane Hughes, whom he later married. The couple had three children before divorcing in 2013. In 2017, Brooks married Anne Snyder, a writer and editor, who is more than two decades his junior. Snyder has contributed to public discourse on faith, ethics, and civil society, and the couple shares mutual interests in cultural commentary and moral philosophy.
| Birth Date: | 11 Aug, 1961 |
| Age: | 58 yrs |
| Occupations: | Editor Pundit Journalist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Toronto |
| residence: | Washington, D.C. |
| Education: | University of Chicago |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American journalist, commentator and editor |
| Net Worth 2021: | 75 million |
