Debates
"Is Capitalism Moral?"
A debate between Jim Wallis, founder and president of Sojourners, and Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute
Watch videos from the debate
(produced by Values & Capitalism, a project of the American Enterprise Institute)
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Peter Greer, Moderator |
Arthur Brooks |
Jim Wallace |
Nov. 9, 2011, 7 p.m. Brubaker Auditorium, Eisenhower Campus Center
Arthur Brooks is the president of American Enterprise Institute. He is the author
of eight books and many articles on topics ranging from the economics of the arts
to applied mathematics. His most recent books include "The Battle: How the Fight
Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future"; "Gross
National Happiness"; Social Entrepreneurship"; and "Who Really Cares?" Before pursuing
his work in public policy, Brooks spent 12 years as a professional French hornist
with the City Orchestra of Barcelona and other ensembles.
Jim Wallis is a best-selling author, public theologian, speaker and international commentator on ethics and public life. His latest book is "Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street — A Moral Compass for the New Economy." His two previous books "The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post–Religious Right America" and "God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It" were both New York Times best-sellers. He is president and CEO of Sojourners where he is editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine.
Moderated by Peter Greer, president and CEO of
HOPE International
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Sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the
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