Movie critic and later oped journalist of the wall street journal. He has served as contributing editor for the atlantic and newsweek. A bestselling author, brooks books include bobos in paradise, on Paradise Drive and is third look the social animal that hidden sources of love character and achievement became a New York Times bestseller number one bestseller and of course the work that he is discussing tonight is already number one on the amazon hardcover bestsellers list. In addition to all of this though. [applause] david teaches at Yale University and is a member of the American Academy of arts and sciences. Responding to david tonight is mike sub vibe nationally syndicated columnist who appears twice weekly in the Washington Post and author of heroic conservatism as well is coauthor with pete wainer of city of man. In addition he served as a Senior Adviser of a Bipartisan Organization dedicated to the fight to end extreme poverty and preventable diseases as well as a pastor to fel
David needs no introduction but will get one anyway. Serving as the oped columnist for the New York Times which she does over a dozen years producing two columns every week ganda commentator who on npr and nbc meet the press. He previously served as a reporter was so wild service upon dash a wire service have an occasional movie critic and oped editor for the wall street journal and also to the Weekly Standard for the atlantic and a newsweek. The best selling author includes on paradise striving of the third book the socially animal is then york times number one best seller the work he is discussing tonight is already number one on the amazon hardcover. [applause] he teaches at yale responding tonight is the nationally syndicated columnist is the author of heroic conservatism the religion of their politics is serving as a Senior Adviser dedicated to the fight against extreme poverty of preventable diseases working at the that we did their previously served as a senior fellow at counsel
But if i had to attribute obviously it is evolutionary but one of the most powerful influences and the people i have read those i consider it influences tend to emphasize clean and spare prose. I know hemingway has lost cachet because he is a jerk. [laughter] although big night in paris was lovely. [laughter] because to have short stories with a collection are good examples in the art of not saying. One of the best short stories is called hills like white elephants. But if you read it, by the time you were done he never says it directly you just come to it and it is genius. Chandler steinbeck fitzger ald, and these are my influences. In a practical level i worked at the wall street journal i got extremely lucky at a time when feature writing was emphasized and they wanted people who could write not into new business. So i loved the stories it was an exercise all the time to try to get as much into a compelling way to pare it down tuesday absolute minimum of what you need to get the sto
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