October 17, 2019 at 4:30pm
UW Madison, Pyle Center Alumni Lounge
Dr. Arthur Brooks is Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Arthur C. Patterson Faculty Fellow at the Harvard Business School. He most recently served for 10 years as President of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a public policy think tank in Washington, DC. His career includes serving as a columnist for the Washington Post, a host of the podcast The Arthur Brooks Show, and the bestselling author of 11 books on topics including the role of government, fairness, economic opportunity, happiness, and the morality of free enterprise. Dr. Brooks joined us to discuss his latest book, Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt.
Cosponsors included the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy, La Follette School of Public Affairs, and American Enterprise Institute Executive Council.