‘It’s Not the Fault of the Sandwich Shop’: Readers Debate David Brooks’s Column

By artappraiser on Fri, 07/14/2017 - 12:01am |

What if it’s not a college degree that makes you successful, but whether you can pronounce “soppressata”?

David Brooks’s column “How We Are Ruining America” struck a nerve among New York Times readers, who wrote to us by the thousands to debate the social codes of the elite. Readers also took on the roles of money and education, or the lack thereof, in success. And yes, gourmet sandwiches came under fire too. Mr. Brooks’s article topped the Times’s Most Emailed list and received more than 3,200 comments. Here are excerpts from the article’s comments, some of which have been edited for length and clarity.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/opinion/its-not-the-fault-of-the-sandwich-shop-readers-debate-david-brookss-column.html