The Lind Initiative in U.S. Studies Presents:
Peter Beinart, Contributing Editor
David Frum, Senior Editor at The Atlantic
Moderated by Andrew Coyne, Columnist with the National Post
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A discussion about the future of the Republican and Democratic parties, from two of the sharpest observers of each, in light of the results of the primaries and the populist forces they both exhibited.
Peter Beinart is contributing editor at The Atlantic and National Journal, an associate professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York, and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
David Frum is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the chairman of Policy Exchange. He served as a White House speechwriter during the early years of the George W. Bush presidency. In 2007-2008, as senior adviser to the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign. He has also written for outlets like the National Review, the Wall Street Journal, and Canada’s National Post.
Andrew Coyne is a Canadian columnist with the National Post and a member of the At Issue panel on CBC’s The National. Previously, he has been national editor for Maclean’s and a columnist with the Globe and Mail.
Find more details on the Lind Initiative website.
About: The Lind Initiative in U.S. Studies is an annual dialogue series hosted by the Liu Institute for Global Issues and made possible by a generous gift from Philip Lind (BA’66, LLD’02). Created to address the most urgent issues of our time, the initiative invites prominent American scholars, writers and intellectuals to UBC to conduct research and share ideas with students, faculty and the wider community on a particular theme.
The focus of 2016 is the U.S. Election Campaign. Through high profile speakers, discussions with UBC students, faculty, alumni and community, The Lind Initiative in U.S. Studies aims to provoke a national conversation around issues such as hyper conservatism and widening rifts in the two major political parties. Please join us by registering for all events on the Current Series page.
