Brooks writing about this topic is really rich given what a morally bankrupt SOB he is. From cheerleading the Iraq war, to whitewashing Abu Ghraib and attacking people for mentioning it, and all manner of other promotions of terrible ideas that have created actual human suffering, the sheer hubris of him offering advice on topics of ethics or morality is dumbfounding.
Maybe if you were friends with the guy, sure, or if you really need a reminder that ideological enemies are still human. But I prefer to know whom I'm dealing with, so I'm appreciative of nemo for bringing up the guy's history. The Most Evil Person In The World may nonetheless have important and true things to say about being good -- but I'd prefer not to give MEPITW any of my time, I'd encourage others not to as well, and if I'm really interested in learning about being good I'd rather learn it from actually good people, who probably have the same important and true things to say anyway. I can hear it from them.
