Event Lecture

Luxury Beliefs and the American Dream

25
Wednesday March 2026
Robert Henderson
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Host Columbia

Rob Henderson, Manhattan Institute senior fellow, City Journal contributing editor, and best-selling author, joined Columbia Business School to discuss his recent piece, “America's Future Leaders Are Learning To Become Grifters,” and the intersection of high levels of disability claims at elite universities with his concept of “luxury beliefs,” drawing on ideas from his bestselling book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class.

Speaker

Robert Henderson Senior Fellow | Contributing Editor, City Journal