American Enterprise Institute
The Unheavenly City Revisited: A Book Event with Kevin R. Kosar
Wed, Aug 17, 2031
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM ET
Room 48B, Meridian Hall
About this Event
Poverty, crime, unemployment, and riots: Big cities so often appear to have terrible problems. But are they really so bad? And how much can policymakers really do to ameliorate the conditions of urban life? When the political scientist Edward C. Banfield 1916–99 pursued these questions in his 1974 book, The Unheavenly City Revisited , he found himself an early victim of leftist cancel culture. Join AEI’s Kevin R. Kosar for a panel discussion on AEI Press’s new edition of The Unheavenly City Revisited and Dr. Banfield’s enduring influence on American political thought. Submit questions to Jaehun.Lee@aei.org . If you are unable to attend in person, a video livestream will be made available on this page.
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