A true polymath, Arthur Brooks is as comfortable talking about ancient philosophy as he is modern politics, as confident delving into human behavior as he is Bach’s concertos. He’s a rare academic scholar who has a spiritual edge to him — an ardent, practicing catholic who also says he has the “heart of an atheist.”
Brooks, a professor of public leadership at Harvard University and former president of the influential conservative think tank, the American Enterprise Institute, had a lengthy phone interview with the Washington Examiner regarding leadership during this unique period. He expects more from our politicians during this crisis but at the same time wants people to remember that the government can’t bring happiness, it can only lower unhappiness.
