The Phil Lind Initiative: Adam Kinzinger

A six-term Republican congressman and U.S. Air Force veteran, Rep. Adam Kinzinger made headlines as one of only two GOP members to serve on the Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. Offering a candid look at one of the most tumultuous periods in modern American politics, Kinzinger takes us into the deeply polarized and fractured system that facilitated the Republican party’s transformation under Trump. His Phil Lind Initiative talk American Identity and the Republican Party takes place at UBC mere weeks after president-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sworn in following a decisive victory over Kamala Harris.

Adam Kinzinger is a charismatic speaker, CNN Political Commentator and New York Times best-selling author. His memoir Renegade has been called “a compelling insider’s view of the chaos of Congress” and “a sharp assessment of the dark threat to democracy posed by the Trump-controlled GOP” (Kirkus Reviews). Staunchly loyal to country over party, he started the Country First movement in the wake of the 2021 insurrection and remains vocal in his opposition to Trump.

Presented by UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs in partnership with the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.