Rethinking Perception

Brooks picks up on the false assumption that we act from on our own self-interest (with perfect knowledge) when we make decisions. He thinks that we really need to re-evaluate how we "perceive" the problems in the first place.

ALSO: Did you know that Bono is going to be writing for on the NYT op-ed page in 2009!? David Brooks likes it! Maybe he'll fill the waste of space Bill Kristol currently occupies.