I’m not gettin’ this op-ed column by David Brooks. Is it news that people vote for those whom they believe to have good character? (Brooks seems to have forgotten that we vote for people, not propositions, policies, or principles.) Is it news that character is inferred from behavior, including verbal behavior? Is it news that these inferences can be invalid? Is it news that human beings are both rational and emotional, and make use of both capacities in their daily lives? Is it news that human beings are tribal?