On February 7, National Review Institute will host the official launch of David Bahnsen’s latest book, Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life (Post Hill Press, 2024), at the Union League Club in New York City.
Here’s an extract:
We know that what people do matters, but we often choose to pretend it is just an abstraction. It is not. Activity and achievement are very much a part of our identity, and the only real question is how comfortable one is in saying so. Note that I did not say it’s only career achievements that determine one’s life or identity. The material prosperity that flows from one’s career is not the core of one’s identity. But how one works, whatever the outcome, is an important part of one’s identity— one’s passion, discipline, service, and purpose.
Those familiar with David’s writing, television appearances, or the Capital Record, his weekly podcast for Capital Matters, will know that he is well worth listening to.
The event will serve as a chance to hear an enthusiastic defense of the dignity of work, in an age when its essential value is too often minimized.
David will be giving a talk and then will be interviewed by NR’s Michael Brendan Dougherty. This will be followed by a panel (chaired by yours truly) featuring Anne Bradley, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, and Andy Puzder.
Anne Bradley is the George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and vice president of academic affairs at The Fund for American Studies. She is a visiting professor at George Mason University.
Diana Furchtgott-Roth directs the Center on Energy, Climate, and Environment at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. She is an economist and writer with extensive experience in government, including serving as chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor and as chief of staff for the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.
Andy Puzder is the former chief executive of CKE Restaurants, where he helped turn Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. into globally known fast-food powerhouses. He is also a writer and a frequent lecturer on economics and politics for various groups and associations as well as at colleges and universities.
Registration details here.