The Case for America: Author Arthur Brooks

About this episode

Bret Baier interviews Arthur Brooks about the core values of America and the themes in his upcoming book, The Case for America.

As America’s 250th anniversary approaches, many of its core values are on trial, but they don’t have to be. Bret’s upcoming book, The Case for America features historians, commentators, and business leaders from across the nation who share their perspectives on what makes our nation great. In this interview, Harvard Professor & Bestselling Author Arthur Brooks joined Bret to share his perspective on our nation’s history, how to solve our political divisions and answer one simple question: “What is the case for America?” The Case for America will be available at all major retailers on May 5th, 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bret Baier

Guest: Arthur Brooks

Topics covered

• American values
• political divisions
• national history
• interview
• book discussion

Keywords

• America
• Arthur Brooks
• Bret Baier
• political divisions
• national history
• The Case for America
• book release

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard

Books & works: The Case for America

Places: America

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