Arthur C. Brooks

Arthur C. Brooks is the president of the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank in Washington, D.C. He is the author of a number of books, including The Battle, Gross National Happiness, and Who Really Cares. Until 2009, Arthur was the Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government Policy at Syracuse University. Throughout his career, he has conducted research on the connections between culture, politics, and economic life, and he has published hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from the economics of the arts to military operations research. A native of Seattle, Arthur currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife and their three children.