Fall Thurber Dialogues on Democracy

featuring

David Leonhardt

Wednesday | November 29 | 6 PM

American University, Constitution Hall

 

On November 29, 2023, the School of Public Affairs and the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at the American University will welcome David Leonhardt for a  conversation with Ron Elving, Executive in Residence and Professorial Lecturer, AU School of Public Affairs; Sr. Editor & Correspondent, NPR News.

David Leonhardt is a senior writer for The New York Times, where he pens The Morning daily newsletter. At The Times since 1999, he was previously an op-ed columnist, Washington bureau chief, co-host of “The Argument” podcast, founding editor of The Upshot section, and a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. Leonhardt also led a strategy group that helped shape the newsroom’s digital future. Prior to this, he worked for Business Week and The Washington Post. Leonhardt is the author of the 2013 e-book, Here’s the Deal: How Washington Can Solve the Deficit and Spur Growth. He won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for commentary for his columns on the financial crisis and its aftermath. In the fall of 2023, Random House will publish his first book, Ours Was the Shining Future.

The Thurber Dialogues on Democracy are an ongoing series of conversations with prominent thought leaders about how to strengthen democracy in the U.S. and abroad, which began in early 2021 with a generous gift from Distinguished University Emeritus Professor Jim Thurber and his wife Claudia Thurber.

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