Sonia’s choice: of David Brooks, Barack Obama, the Supreme Court nominee and male privilege
I have mixed feelings about David Brooks, the erstwhile conservative columnist for the New York Times. And I have mixed feelings about his column this morning about Sonia Sotomayor. Brooks, noting the oft-retold story of Sotomayor’s rise from humble origins to a Supreme Court nomination: It’s the upward mobility story — about a person who worked hard and contributes profoundly to society, but who also sacrificed things along the way. As you read the profiles, you can almost draw a map

