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Think about places you have lived in light of the ideas “People Like Us” proposes. Do Brooks’s conclusions hold true for neighborhoods or towns where you have personal experience?
Government sanctioned racial segregation has been illegal for decades, yet Brooks’s essay suggests that self-segregation is increasing. Why might this be?
What methods might encourage diversity in American neighborhoods? What methods have been tried in the past, and did they succeed?
By David Brooks