Tue 7–8 pm

Janet Reitman on The Inheritance at Politics and Prose

Name: Janet Reitman on The Inheritance at Politics and Prose
Start: 2026-10-27T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Politics and Prose at Conn Ave

Politics and Prose at Conn Ave · Chevy Chase DC · Free · ★ 4.8 (1903)

Janet Reitman unpacks her new book on American extremism with Annie Karni steering the questions.

Journalist Janet Reitman discusses her new book The Inheritance: An American Tragedy in Five Acts with journalist Annie Karni.

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