I DON’T KNOW IF HE REALIZES IT, BUT DAVID BROOKS IS BASICALLY CALLING FOR a revival of fraternal organizations like the Elks Club. Membership in these used to be much, much bigger, and one of their roles was precisely to bring together men from different classes and backgrounds. But they came to be seen as suspiciously masculine, and were suppressed. They still exist, but in a shadow of their former role.
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