Robert Putnam's Mission

Robert Putnam, policy professor at Harvard and author of the 1990 landmark Bowling Alone, isn’t just a social scientist who writes books. He’s an impresario who kicks off political-social events, including town meetings, tête-à-têtes with top presidential candidates, and high-minded visits to Camp David and the Oval Office. Putnam isn’t shy about his aspirations. He wants to bring attention to “the most important issue in the next presidential election,” as he has told interviewers about his latest book. “I want to change America.”

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