BOBO MAKES GOOD: The New York Times this morning made the surprising announcement that David Brooks, the Weekly Standard editor and author of Bobos in Paradise, has been hired as the paper's newest op-ed columnist.
Always a funny and engaging writer, Brooks will make a fine addition to the page which, despite the continuing brilliance of Mr. Friedman, has been stuck in recent years on the stodginess of William Safire and the repetitive ramblings of Paul Krugman, Maureen Dowd, and Bob Herbert.