THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM

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Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power

with Fred Kaplan, author

Fred Kaplan, author of the classic book The Wizards of Armageddon,  argues in his latest book that the disasters unleashed by Bush and other "daydream believers" stemmed not from mere incompetence but from two grave misconceptions: that the way the world works changed after 9/11, when it didn't; and that America emerged from its Cold War victory stronger than before, when in fact it was weaker. In his new book, Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power, Kaplan traces the genesis and evolution of these ideas — from the era of Nixon through Reagan to the present day — and contends that they have been either twisted through the years or rebutted as illusions at every step. 

Kaplan, who earned a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has worked as a foreign policy aide on Capitol Hill and spent decades as a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter in Washington and Moscow. He writes the “War Stories” column for Slate and has written for the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, the Atlantic Monthly, and other publications. His latest book, Daydream Believers, will be available for purchase and signing following the program.

The James Hotel
55 East Ontario
Chicago, IL 60611

5:30 p.m.  Reception and cash bar
6:30 p.m.  Talk followed by audience Q&A
7:30 p.m.  Book signing and cash bar

Young Professional members $10
Members $20
Nonmembers $30
President’s Circle, Corporate Members, and Student Members complimentary

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