5:30 p.m. | \;Seating
opens\, Book sale by Prologue
6:00 p.m. | Christophe
r Purdy In Conversation with CASEY MICHEL
6:45 p.m. | Audience Q&\;A
7:00 p.m. | Book sale and signin
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
\nCASEY MICHEL \;is an author\, journalist\, and
director of the Combating Kleptocracy Program with the Human Rights Founda
tion. He is the author of \;American Kleptocracy\,
named by The Economist as one of the "best books to read to understand fi
nancial crime\," and \;Foreign Agents\, which rece
ived starred reviews from both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly and was descri
bed by \;Foreign Policy Magazine \;
His writing on offshoring\, foreign lobbying\, authoritarian
ism\, and illicit wealth has appeared in \;The New York Time
s\, Financial Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Atlantic\, Foreign Aff
airs\, and \;The Washington Post\, among
other outlets\, and he has appeared on NPR\, BBC\, CNN\, and MSNBC\, amon
g other stations. He has also testified in front of the Senate Judiciary C
ommittee on the links between illicit financial networks and national secu
rity. He received his Master&rsquo\;s degree in Russian\, Eurasian\, and E
ast European Studies from Columbia University&rsquo\;s Harriman Institute\
, and he is currently sanctioned by the Russian regime for his work. \
;United States of Oligarchy \;is his
third book.
ABOUT THE BOOK
\nF
or years\, a small group of billionaires has amassed increasing power\, st
eering American politics for their own benefit. Many of these figures are
familiar. There&rsquo\;s Elon Musk\, who has used his wealth to help place
Donald Trump back in the White House. There&rsquo\;s Mark Zuckerberg\, wh
o has used his resources to transform America into his own digital playgro
und. There&rsquo\;s Jared Kushner\, who has used family connections to gai
n more political power than he ever dreamed of.
Bu
t these oligarchs are not working alone. From China to Russia to Saudi Ara
bia and beyond\, many of these men have cultivated alliances with America&
rsquo\;s most notorious adversaries\, opening the doors for autocrats arou
nd the world to sink their teeth into the U.S. Placing profit over patriot
ism\, they have transformed into vectors of influence for some of the worl
d&rsquo\;s most repulsive dictatorships\, all of whom are trying to create
a world dominated by imperialism and tyranny. Connecting everything from
the devastation in Ukraine to destruction in Gaza to destabilization in Gr
eenland\, these oligarchs have transformed American policy and American po
litics into their own private fiefdoms\, regardless of what Americans actu
ally want.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
\nChristopher Purdy is the host of All Sides Weekends Boo ks and \;Classical 101's early morning. He is host and producer of Front Row Center &ndash\; Classical 101&rsquo\;s weekly celebration of Opera and more &ndash\; as well as Music in Mid-Ohio\, Concerts at Ohio S tate\, and the Columbus Symphony broadcast series. He is the regular pre-c oncert speaker for Columbus Symphony performances in the Ohio Theater.
\nEVENT DETAILS
\nThe event is free to the publi c but due to limited seating registration is requested.
\nCasey's bo oks will be sold on site by Prologue Bookshop.
\nParking available i n Main Library's attached garage\, while available.
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