Atlantic writer David Brooks who wed much younger assistant after ditching wife mocked for planned love advice talk at Yale

Atlantic writer David Brooks, who married his much younger former research assistant after divorcing his longtime first wife, was blasted online for a planned lecture on — of all things — love.The scribe, an ex-New York Times columnist known for his questionable use of social science and egghead persona, was slated to give a Monday night talk at Yale University with the title “David Brooks: How to Fall in Love with Someone.”“You’ve probably thought a lot about your professional life, and your intellectual life,” read an event description on the Ivy League school’s website.“But what about your romantic life? Let’s have a practical conversation about how people fall in love.? [sic]”Online critics were quick to point out the irony of Brooks, 64, pontificating about love in light of his own questionable life decisions.“Step 1: While married to the mother of your three children, hire a young research assistant,” Joshua Benton of the Nieman Journalism Lab wrote on X.He was alluding to the fact that Brooks married his ex-assistant — who’s 23 years younger than he — after ditching the mother of his children.“I cannot think of a combination of person and topic that I have less of a desire to hear,” another X user wrote.“[P]utting the ‘affair’ in ‘global affairs,'” a third user quipped, alluding to the name of the venue, Yale’s Jackson School for Global Affairs.Reached for comment on Monday, Brooks’ ex-wife, Sarah Brooks, lashed out at The Post, writing in an email: “You are a really bad reporter … So, f–k off.”She was married for nearly three decades to the opinion writer, meeting when both were students at the University of Chicago.Born Jane Hughes, she converted to Judaism several years into the marriage and took the name Sarah, according to public records and profiles of the columnist’s life.David Brooks has credited his first wife with deepening his connection to Judaism, saying he was “pulled back in” at h...