Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George F. Will, one of America's leading political analysts and authors, will visit the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum on Tuesday, April 18 for his presentation, "The Political Argument Today." The public portion of the program begins at 6:45 p.m. Seating is free, on a first-come basis.
Will, an influential commentator known for scrutinizing contemporary political, ideological, and social issues, has published seven collections of his syndicated Newsweek and Washington Post columns including his latest, With a Happy Eye But: America and the World, 1997-2002 (Free Press, 2002). Additionally, he has written three books of political theory and two bestsellers on the game of baseball including Men At Work: The Craft of Baseball, which spent two months atop The New York Times bestseller list following its release in 1990.
Will, a graduate of Trinity College, received his master's degree from the University of Oxford before enrolling in doctorate studies at Princeton University. From 1970 to 1972, he served on the staff of Senator Gordon Allott (R-CO). A year later, the future journalist assumed the role of Washington editor for National Review. It was during that time that Will joined the Washington Post Writers Group and launched his career as a columnist. In 1976 he joined Newsweek as a contributing editor and biweekly columnist. A year later in 1977, he was awarded a Pulitzer for commentary.
Will's 30-plus-year career continues with his syndicated column, featured bi-weekly in more than 475 newspapers, and his longtime affiliation with ABC News, as a commentator and panelist on This Week with George Stephanopoulous.
His Athenaeum lecture is sponsored by the Res Publica Society of Claremont McKenna College. Along with his discussion, the columnist will be featured at the Res Publica Society Speakers Series luncheon that afternoon in Irvine. (Invitations and reservations are required for this event.)
For more information about his Athenaeum lecture: http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/mmca/.
Questions regarding his Res Publica lecture should be directed to the Res Publica office, 909-607-2856.