Amity Ruth Shlaes (/ ʃ l eɪ s /; born September 10, 1960) is a conservative American author and newspaper and magazine columnist.Shlaes writes about politics and economics from a classical liberal perspective. Miss Shlaes is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, COOLIDGE, THE FORGOTTEN MAN, THE FORGOTTEN … She chairs the board of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and the Manhattan Institute's Hayek Book Prize, and serves as a scholar at The King's College. Join The King’s College community as we hear from Presidential Scholar Amity Shlaes on her book, Great Society: A New History of the 1960s in America, from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM in the 5th Floor City Room. This book is the sequel, treating the Silent Majority and the Great Society programs of the 1960s.

Many readers will remember THE FORGOTTEN MAN, a history of the 1930s.

Doors open at 12:00 PM, and lunch is provided. Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America’s thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. About Amity Shlaes Amity Shlaes is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, The Forgotten Man: A New … Amity Shlaes serves as presidential scholar at the King’s College and board chairman at the Coolidge Presidential Foundation. Amity Shlaes is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, The Forgotten Man Graphic Edition, Coolidge, and The Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy. Amity Shlaes is proud to announce the publication of GREAT SOCIETY: A NEW HISTORY (HarperCollins).

Registration required. Buying into America | Amity Shlaes is a best-selling author, Chair of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, and Presidential Scholar at The King’s College in New York City. Finance legend Garland S. Tucker III visited King's last week to talk about conservative heroes in American history with Amity Shlaes.