David Brooks: The sad tales of George Santos

If you don’t have a real story, you don’t have a real self.

(Mikayla Whitmore | The New York Times) George Santos, R-New York, addresses a Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in Las Vegas on Nov. 19, 2022.

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By David Brooks | The New York Times