Recorded at the Lensic Theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 28th, 2006.
Andrew Bacevich who was awarded the inaugural Lannan Notable Book of the Year Award in 2005 for The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War, offers from his nonpartisan perspective, a concise and thoughtful history of American imperial ambition before joining in conversation with Lewis Lapham, long-time editor of Harper’s magazine.
You may learn more about this event on the Lannan website.
I so appreciated this event and Mr. Bacevich’s courageous and neutral ability to “apply historical tools to understand the recent past.” I did not expect his report to be quite so stark, and want to send copies of his book to every member of Congress…