Puget Sound Speaker Series: David BrooksMONDAY, SEPT. 10, 2007
David Brooks
How Does Being American Shape Us?
David Brooks has a gift for bringing audiences face to face with the spirit of our times with humor, insight, and quiet passion. He is a keen observer of the American way of life and a savvy analyst of present-day politics and foreign affairs. He holds several prestigious positions as a commentator including bi-weekly op-ed columnist for The New York Times and regular analyst on Meet The Press, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and NPR’s All Things Considered. He is the author of Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive, two books of what he calls “comic sociology”—descriptions of how we live and “the water we swim in”—that are as witty and entertaining as they are revealing and insightful. David Brooks has worked at The Weekly Standard, joining the magazine at its inception and serving as senior editor. He has been a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. He worked at The Wall Street Journal for nine years in a range of positions, including op-ed editor. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, The Washington Post, and many other periodicals.
Location: Schneebeck Concert Hall
Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 general, complimentary for Puget Sound faculty/staff/student (ticket required)
Tickets available at Wheelock Information Center. Advance purchase or pickup recommended. For credit card orders call 253.879.3419.
Sponsored by Susan Resneck Pierce Lectures in Public Affairs and the Arts
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