Author West Speaks at SU April 15

SALISBURY, MD---Dr. Darrell West, former director of Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy, analyzes the U.S. standoff between progressives and conservatives in his new book Divided Politics, Divided Nation: Hyperconflict in the Trump Era.

He discusses the book 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 15, in the Great Hall of Salisbury University’s Holloway Hall.

 In the book, from Brookings Institution Press, West argues that divisiveness in U.S. politics has become a tribalism that threatens to subvert democracy. He also issues a call to action for Americans to bridge their differences and work together to make a new way forward.

West is the founding director of Brookings’ Center for Technology Innovation and editor-in-chief of the institution’s TechTank technology policy e-publication. He also is the author of several other books, including Megachange: Economic Disruption, Political Upheaval and Social Strife in the 21st Century and Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust.

Sponsored by the Political Science Department, admission to his presentation is free and the public is invited. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information call 410-543-6430 or visit the SU website.