Putting Labels Aside: Not Left, Not Right, Just Forward
Date/Time: | Tuesday, 08 Mar 2011 at 8:00 pm |
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Location: | Sun Room, Memorial Union |
Cost: | Free |
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Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
Channel: | Lecture Series |
Categories: | Lectures |
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John Avlon was the youngest and longest-serving speechwriter in Mayor Giuliani's City Hall. After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, he and his team were responsible for writing the eulogies for all firefighters and police officers lost at the World Trade Center. He is senior political columnist for "The Daily Beast," a CNN contributor, and the author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America as well as Independent Nation: How Centrists Can Change American Politics.