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Lecture

Jordan Blashek
Union: A Democrat, A Republican and a Search for Common Ground

Sunday 24.01.2021

Summary

Co-authors Jordan Blashek and Chris Haugh share their journey of friendship and exploration across 44 states in search of unity and understanding in a divided America. Along the way, they challenge their own perceptions, meet diverse individuals, and discover reasons for hope amidst the country’s challenges.

Jordan Blashek

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Jordan Blashek is a businessman, military veteran, and writer from Los Angeles, California. After college, Jordan spent five years in the US Marine Corps as an infantry officer, serving two combat tours overseas. He holds degrees from Yale Law School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Princeton University. Jordan is based in New York, where he invests in entrepreneurial efforts to grow the American middle class as part of Schmidt Futures, a new philanthropic venture created by Eric and Wendy Schmidt.

Christopher Haugh

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Christopher Haugh is a writer from Berkeley, California. After graduating with the highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley, Chris attended Oxford University and started speech writing as an intern in the Obama White House. He went on to join the US Department of State’s Policy Planning Staff where he served as a speechwriter to the secretary. In 2018, Chris graduated from Yale Law School where he was a Yale Journalism Scholar. Chris is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.