Every Friday, the PBS NewsHour closes the week by asking David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart for measured analysis of the news. Most Fridays, somewhere in the segment, Capehart's composure slips and a line pops out of him in exasperation. Here are all of those lines, one Friday at a time, from late December to the Fourth of July.
“Where to begin, William?”
Brooks and Capehart, PBS NewsHour, Dec 20 2025 – Jul 3 2026 (the 23 true pairings; substitute panels excluded). Quotes are verbatim from YouTube captions, lightly cleaned where the captions garble. Each transcript was scored twice, independently, against a fixed rubric. Dates link to the full segments.