115: Edward Conard on The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class

Edward Conard is the author of the New York Times top-ten bestselling book, Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong (2012), and his recent book The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class which reached #7 on the New York Times Bestsellers list and is #1  on the New York Times business book list month. He is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. and former Bain Capital partner.

Ed Conard has debated economists, policymakers and journalists on topics related to inequality, the 2008 mortgage crisis, and the U.S. budget. He has appeared on television over 150 times, most notably when he debated Jon Stewart in one of the longest interviews in the Daily Show’s history. Ed has also written opinion pieces for the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Foreign Affairs and many other respected publications.

You can check out interviews, op-eds and articles by Ed at his website www.edwardconard.com.

Links:

• Edward Conard’s Website: www.edwardconard.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/EdwardConard/
• Twitter: @EdwardConard
• American Enterprise Institute

Books:

• Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong by Edward Conard
• The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class by Edward Conard
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