Even David Brooks would probably be full.
—that the reason I’ve had a vague economic malaise for the past 15 or so years was not decades of economic policy that almost exclusively benefited the rich. No, it’s that airport meals have become too expensive. We are blessed that, complaining about the price of his meal at Newark airport. I am just so upset.
, basking in the ruins of our once-great economy. The temple to my discontent was District Bar in the pre-security area of Terminal 1. There, I ordered exactly $78 worth of food and drink in solidarity with America’s everyman, David Brooks. Now, let me describe just how terrible our economy actually is.
By this point, my economic anxiety was so acute that I decided to eat my feelings. But for $78, would there even be enough food? I began with the omelet, which was probably a mistake. Being full of eggs, three varieties of cheese, turkey sausage, and some vegetables, it was quite rich in protein. It wasn’t more than a few bites before my economic malaise began to wane, replaced with a new dread: I was going to have to eat all this food, which turned out to be enough for a family of four.
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