David Brooks Has A Problem With Social Entrepreneurs

David Brooks has a new target. He doesn't like young idealists who want to try out new ideas to create a better world. He prefers Humphrey Bogart. Bogie was no idealist. He could tell good guys from bad guys, and somehow the good guys beat the bad guys. The absence of idealism made Bogie a hero to many in Brook's generation. They were corrupted by idealism in the 60's when they ended the war in Vietnam. Brooks is having deja vu all over again. The social entrepreneurs in the 60's learned about the world from their experiences when they organized to change it. David Brooks joined a conservative student organization that wanted to preserve the existing social order.