David Brooks: Mark Shields and the best of American liberalism
Mark was imprinted with the idea that politics is a deeply noble profession, a form of service, a vocation.
(Valerie Plesch | The New York Times)
Mark Shields as his home in Chevy Chase, Md., Dec. 17, 2020. Mark, like many who came of age in the 1950s and 1960s including Joe Biden was imprinted with the idea that politics is a deeply noble profession, a form of service, a vocation, writes The New York Times columnist David Brooks.
By David Brooks | The New York Times
| Dec. 19, 2020, 3:00 a.m.
Every Friday evening for the last 19 years, Mark Shields and I have gathered to talk politics on the “PBS NewsHour.” When people come up to me to discuss our segment, sometimes they mention the things we said to each other, but more often they mention how we clearly feel about each other the affection, friendship and respect. We’ve had thousands of disagreements over the years but never a second of acrimony.
David Brooks column: Mark Shields and the best of American liberalism
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Dec. 17, 2020
Every Friday evening for the last 19 years, Mark Shields and I have gathered to talk politics on the “PBS NewsHour.” When people come up to me to discuss our segment, sometimes they mention the things we said to each other, but more often they mention how we clearly feel about each other the affection, friendship and respect. We’ve had thousands of disagreements over the years, but never a second of acrimony. Mark radiates a generosity of spirit that improves all who come within his light.
This week, at 83, and after 33 years total on the show, Mark announced he was stepping back from his regular duties. Friday will be our final regular segment together. I want to not only pay tribute to him here, but also to capture his conception of politics, because it’s different from the conception many people carry in their heads these days.