New York Times Columnist Discusses America Post-Election In Princeton

Princeton, NJ -- America “needs a new way to talk about who we are” as the country moves on following one of the most contentious presidential elections in recent memory, New York Times columnist David Brooks said in an appearance at the Princeton Theological Seminary last week, the Princeton Packet reports.

Brooks, who was critical of President Elect Donald Trump during the campaign, said the country needs to find a way to work together in an age in which people have become too individualistic.

He also said Americans need to get out of their comfort zones by joining organizations of people who think differently than themselves. An example is a gun control advocate joining a group that includes people who defend the Second Amendment.

He also used religious language, saying America is ready to speak more openly about God, according to the report.

Brooks made these remarks in a town in which about 80 percent of voters cast their ballots for Democrat Hillary Clinton on Election Day.

Since then, town officials and community representatives held a town hall meeting to discuss harassment among the immigrant community, including children, in town, and the Princeton DREAM Team has called on Princeton University to become a sanctuary campus.

One journalist admitted during a seminar at the university last week that by focusing so much on the Republican Party during the election, the media ignored the strife in the Democratic Party that ultimately contributed to Trump’s election.

Patch file photo of David Brooks