Really, I found Kinseley's review a haphazard grab-bag of criticisms, as meandering as he claims Brooks to be. Nice to see the Times run a immense (3 continuations!) pan of one of its own writers, of course. I wonder when was the last time that happened.
Also, demerits for the claim that Maureen Dowd "brought psychology" to op-ed writing. No, she brought psychotherapy to op-ed writng: her own.