A former visiting fellow at the University of Chicago&rsquo\;s Institute of Politics\, Coppins has appeared in \ ;Forbes&rsquo\; \;&ldquo\;30 Under 30&rdquo\; list and is the recipient of the 2019 Aldo Beckman Award from the White House Corresponde nts&rsquo\; Association for his profiles of figures in the Trump Administr ation\, and the 2021 Wilbur Award for his \;Atlantic \;es say &ldquo\;The Most American Religion&rdquo\; on Mormonism.
\nHis&n bsp\;New York Times \;bestseller\, \;Romney: A Reckon ing\, \;illuminates the life of one of America&rsquo\;s most fasc inating political figures. Drawing from personal journals\, emails\, and e xclusive interviews with Romney\, his family\, and his inner circle\, Copp ins unveils the enigmatic politician&rsquo\;s private thoughts as he wrest les with the choices he has made over his career.
\nThe book traces
Romney&rsquo\;s early life and rise through the ranks of a fast-transformi
ng Republican Party and exposes how a trail of seemingly small compromises
by political leaders has led to a crisis in democracy. Ultimately\, \
;Romney: A Reckoning \;is a redemptive story about a flawed p
olitician who summoned his moral courage just as fear and divisiveness wer
e overtaking American life. The book was named one of the best books of 20
23 by the \;New Yorker \;and NPR. Coppins is also the aut
hor of \;The Wilderness\, a 2015 book about the battle for th
e future of the Republican Party which \;was excerpted in the \;
Coppins is an experienced pu
blic speaker whose areas of expertise include digital media\, American cul
ture\, politics\, religion\, and narrative journalism. He has had notable
appearances on shows such as \;Late Night with Seth Meyers\,
Amanpour &\; Company\, \;CBS News\, \;CNN\, and MSNBC
and he has hosted segments at \;The Atlantic \;Festival. In additi
on\, he has been heard on NPR&rsquo\;s \;Fresh Air\, \;
This event is co-sponsered by the Political Animals Club of Littl e Rock.
\n\nThis program honors \;John Nether land (J. N.) Heiskell\, who served as editor of the Arkansas Gazette for m ore than seventy years. CALS Executive Director\, Nate Coulter\, will mode rate.
\n\nA scoop-rich biography&hellip\;An esp ecially clear window onto the forces that over the last decade have transf ormed the GOP&hellip\;.Coppins gained extraordinary access&hellip\;The tel l-all tales gush forth.&rdquo\; (Los Angeles Times)
\nAn as tonishing\, nearly unprecedented catalog of intraparty critique&hellip\; i t&rsquo\;s also\, and maybe all the more importantly\, a deft study of the capacity for rationalization&hellip\;this is what makes this book so inte resting\, and also important.&rdquo\; (Politico)
\nA rare f eat in modern-day political reporting: an account in which the subject eng ages in actual introspection. (New Yorker)
\nA memorable di stillation of a life in politics\, of the tension between high principle a nd unseemly justification. It&rsquo\;s a tension Romney has navigated bett er than most\, in part for his willingness to acknowledge its existence.&r dquo\; (Carlos Lozada\, \;New York Times)
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