Former Congressman Barney Frank’s talk at the Sanford School on Oct. 24, 2017 was a defense of the embattled art of political compromise. “No unrealized ideal ever fed a child, or provided medical care to someone who needs it,” he said. “The issue is when and how to be pragmatic.”
Frank served in Congress as a U.S Representative from Massachusetts for 32 years. As Democratic chair of the House Financial Services Committee, he was the principal co-sponsor of the Dodd-Frank Act, which reformed the financial industry in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008. He was the first openly gay Congressman after coming out in 1987.
Barney Frank's visit was made possible by the Samuel & Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics, Public Policy and the Professions, in collaboration with the Kenan Institute for Ethics and POLIS: Duke's Center for Political Leadership, Innovation, and Service.
Read a recap of the event: [ Ссылка ]
Find out more about Barney Frank's memoir, "Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage" [ Ссылка ]
