America has developed a “culture of contempt.” We increasingly view people who disagree with us not as merely incorrect or misguided, but as worthless. This is warping political discourse, tearing us apart as people, and even wrecking our health. But we can fight back. Drawing on ancient wisdom, cutting-edge behavioral science, and examples from history’s greatest leaders, Arthur Brooks shows how we can bridge national divides and make progress as a society, all while becoming happier and more effective people. Love Your Enemies is a guide to building a better country-but more than that, it is a roadmap to the happiness that comes when we choose to love one another, despite our differences.
As president of the American Enterprise Institute, Arthur Brooks works with political, intellectual, and business leaders in Washington D.C. and around the country to defend liberty, increase opportunity, and expand access to the blessings of free enterprise for all.
An economist by training, Arthur has spent decades studying culture and public policy. His work in topics from technical economics to the sources of human happiness has established his reputation as a bestselling author, a prolific social scientist, and an original thinker.
Arthur’s path to Washington is anything but typical. Raised in liberal Seattle, he dropped out of college to play music and spent several years living in Spain. Three decades, three degrees, and three kids later, he is fighting to give everyone the same chance to build their lives and pursue happiness.
As the president of the American Enterprise Institute, a nationally recognized think tank based in Washington, D.C., Arthur leads a community of scholars and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise for all Americans. AEI is a private and nonpartisan non-profit. The scholars and research from AEI foment competition of ideas and educate leaders around the country.
What does it mean to express love for your country, and is there a right way to do so? In the fifth episode, Arthur takes a closer look at the debate over the appropriate places of patriotism and nationalism, and the virtues and vices of each.
Loving our enemies may seem like a noble goal, but how do we actually do it? In the fourth episode, Arthur looks at how former enemies have reconciled, the barriers that keep us from doing so, and how we can apply the lessons of love and reconciliation to modern political conflicts.
America is suffering from an epidemic of loneliness. In the third episode, Arthur uncovers what is driving the decline of intimate friendship in the U.S. and how we can build the kinds of friendships we most deeply desire.
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Catholic clergy should welcome the anger of the laity in response to the sexual abuse crisis that has unfolded in recent weeks. To do otherwise would invite the greatest possible threat to the love of the laity for their church: contempt.
