David Brooks

My forehand has been terrible since I was 14.

It's just terrible.

And I had this French guy named Justin give me a lesson.

And he told me exactly how to do it forehand.

And I can't tell you how much pleasure it now gives me to walk on the court knowing I don't have to run around my forehand forever.

And just getting competent at something or semi-competent at something.

I think we all have the desire to get semi-competent at something.

And for some kids, you watch them skate down a stairway and they're falling, falling, falling until they can pull the trick.

And now I'm semi-competent in having a forehand.

I don't know why that gives me such pleasure, but it does.

Thank you.

David, welcome.

I think we were actually colleagues at the Wall Street Journal first before the Weekly Standard back in the 80s or 90s.

True, and sure enough, it did.

Yeah.

When people hear these days, neocon, they think of the Iraq war and they think of Republicans who supported the Iraq war.

But neoconservatism, actually, it has its roots in a dining hall, a college dining hall.

The City College of New York was a school or still is a school for mostly for immigrant kids in those days.

I think no tuition now, very low tuition.

So if you have if you've just come to America and you want to make it,