Leadership Lecture Series

Mr. Lanny Davis, Special Counsel to the Clinton White House, will speak of how recent politics in America have been driven by a vicious scandal machine comprised of partisan politicians, extremists on the left and right, and the media. Beginning with historical scandals like Alexander Hamilton’s extramarital affairs and moving forward to today, American politics has been reduced to the politics of personal destruction. Davis will explain how this poisonous atmosphere is damaging not just to politics but to American society. Disgusted with scandal culture, Davis offers hope. He believes that we can stem the tide of scandal politics and make elections more about the real issues facing Americans, and less about Washington whispers and back room tall tales.