The Many Faces of Liberalism: Liberalism and the “Arc of History” - Edward Luce

Edward Luce gives the keynote address of the conference The Many Faces of Liberalism on October 2, 2018.

Edward Luce is the Financial Times' chief U.S. commentator. Prior to that, he held a number of positions at the FT, including South Asia bureau chief, Washington bureau chief, Philippines correspondent, and capital markets editor. He has also been Geneva-based correspondent for The Guardian newspaper of the U.K. He is the author of three books: In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India (2006); Time to Start Thinking: The Spectre of American Decline (2012); and The Retreat of Western Liberalism (2017). He was the speechwriter to Larry Summers, treasury secretary in the Clinton administration.

Sponsored by the Advanced Research Collaborative; presented with The New School; co-sponsored by The Graduate Center’s Ph.D. Programs in History, Political Science, and Comparative Literature.

Part of The Promise and Perils of Democracy Series: Democracy is under threat. Around the world, we see the rise of anti-democratic movements, leaders, and policies. To address this crisis and explore possible solutions, The Graduate Center will dedicate two years of public programming and scholarship to understanding the present state and future of democracy.