Brooks admits upfront his abrogation of journalistic responsibility: "I should emphasize that I wasn’t trying to debate Bannon or rebut his beliefs; I wanted to understand how he sees the current moment."
I stopped reading.
My Unsettling Interview With Steve Bannon www.nytimes.com/2024/07/01/o...
That's (maybe) a legitimate journalistic perspective for a new figure on the scene. Bannon has been known (and literally speaking his mind every single day in public) for eight years now.