Thu 10/7 @ 7PM
It’s hard to know where to put a pundit like George Will these days. The prominent, longtime conservative columnist and author was known for being a privileged, somewhat prissy and elite intellectual, who is more of a libertarian, with positions all over the political spectrum (for instance, he supported Sherrod Brown’s plan to break up big financial institutions but opposes reining in campaign donations) and not a Trumpster at a time when being on the right virtually requires it. In fact, he said last year he was voting for Joe Biden.
His latest book, the newly published American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020, explores the changes in the political landscape that shaped his current beliefs and positions. The book’s promotion tells us that it offers his views on “American socialists, anti-capitalist conservatives, drug policy, the criminal justice system, climatology, the Coronavirus, the First Amendment, parenting, meritocracy and education, China, fascism, authoritarianism, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, and the morality of enjoying football. Other topics include the American Revolutionary War, recent Supreme Court cases, and historical figures from Frederick Douglass to JFK.”
Whew.
Anyway, Will is be joining the Hudson Library & Historical Society for a live streamed author event. It’s free and open to all but registration is required. Go here. Books are available for purchase through Hudson’s Learned Owl Book Shop.