Today on Point of View, Kerby chats with author and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, James Piereson. The Manhattan Institute is a think tank whose mission is to develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility. Piereson discusses his book, Shattered Consensus: The Rise and Decline of America’s Postwar Political Order.
In the second hour, Kerby will continue the discussion on the 2016 presidential race. Join the conversation, call our studio at 800-351-1212.
Today on Point of View, Kerby chats with author and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, James Piereson. The Manhattan Institute is a think tank whose mission is to develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility. Piereson discusses his book, Shattered Consensus: The Rise and Decline of America’s Postwar Political Order.
In the second hour, Kerby will continue the discussion on the 2016 presidential race. Join the conversation, call our studio at 800-351-1212.
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Kerby Anderson
Host — Point of View
Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (governm...
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James Piereson
Author | Senior Fellow — Manhattan Institute
James Piereson is a Manhattan Institute senior fellow, director of the Institute’s Center for the American University, and president and trustee of the William E. Simon Foundation. During 1985–2005, h...
James Piereson is a Manhattan Institute senior fellow, director of the Institute’s Center for the American University, and president and trustee of the William E. Simon Foundation. During 1985–2005, he was executive director and trustee of the John M. Olin Foundation. Previously, Piereson served on the political science faculties of Iowa State University, Indiana University, and the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught government and political thought. He serves on the boards of the Pinkerton Foundation, Thomas W. Smith Foundation, Center for Individual Rights, Philanthropy Roundtable (where he was chairman, 1995–99), Foundation for Cultural Review (as chairman), American Spectator Foundation, Hoover Institution, and DonorsTrust.
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