Author, political pundit, and TIME Magazine political columnist Joe Klein will speak at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The event will take place at 5 p.m. in the Fleishman Commons and is free and open to the public. As a columnist for TIME, Klein writes about national and international affairs, and recently authored the cover story “The New Greatest Generation” about young war veterans redefin-ing leadership. Klein’s lecture, which will focus on veterans and the 2016 election, is part of the Hart Leadership Program’s Connect to Politics/Veterans Continuing Public Service speaker series. Klein is the author of six books, most recently, Politics Lost: How American Democracy Was Trivialized by People Who Think You’re Stupid. In that book, Klein criticized the U.S. political system, calling it the "pollster-consultant industrial complex," and arguing that politics is now less about ideas and more about strategies to gain and keep power. The lecture is presented by the Hart Leadership Program and the Sanford School of Public Policy. Scheduled speakers in the politics series include former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) on March 17 and U.S. Rep Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) on April 16. Murphy, now a host on MSNBC, was America’s first Iraq veteran to be elected to Congress. Gabbard is the first member of the Hindu faith to be elected to the chamber and one of the first female combat veterans ever to hold a seat. More information about this series can be found at www.sanford.duke.edu.Parking for the event is available in the Science Drive Visitor Lot or the Bryan Center parking garage.
