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We do ourselves—and especially our children—a disservice by tossing out stories about our nation’s past that aren’t about inclusion. Storytelling makes us stronger.
Todd G. Buchholz is a former White House director of economic policy, managing director of the legendary Tiger hedge fund, and an award-winning teacher at Harvard. The author of The Price of Prosperity: Why Rich Nations Fail and How to Renew Them, New Ideas from Dead CEOs, and New Ideas from Dead Economists, among others, he has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time, Reader’s Digest, and The Washington Post, and he is a regular commentator on CNN, ABC News, Fox News, PBS, CNBC, The Daily Show and NPR radio. He is also a co-producer of the Broadway hit Jersey Boys and the inventor of the Math Arrow. Rated as one of “The 21 Top Speakers for the 21st Century,” Buchholz delivered keynote speeches to more than 100,000 people last year alone. He lives in San Diego, California.