When
Where
Competitive Enterprise Institute1310 L St NW 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
United States
In Founder’s Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump, Arthur Herman details how American progress is driven by visionaries, risk-takers, builders, and rebels. From George Washington to Thomas Edison, Martin Luther King Jr., and even Donald Trump, these politically disruptive leaders have shaped the nation’s trajectory. Yet, innovation often gives way to bureaucracy until a new generation of founders emerges to challenge the status quo and drive renewal.
Join CEI for a book forum featuring Arthur Herman on Founder’s Fire and the entrepreneurial spirit at the heart of the American story, in conversation with Iain Murray.
When: 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Luncheon followed by book forum.
Where: Competitive Enterprise Institute
1310 L St NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20005
Questions: [email protected] or 202.331.2764
Books will be available for purchase from East City Bookshop.
Arthur Herman, PhD, is the New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize Finalist author of eleven books, including How the Scots Invented the Modern World; Douglas MacArthur: American Warrior, and Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, which The Economist named one of the Best Books of 2012. His newest book, Founder’s Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump, came out on April 21. Dr. Herman is also the founder and CEO of Freedom’s Forge Solutions, LLC, a technology consulting company. He has also served as Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor on the National Security Council. His wife Beth is an essayist and school docent at one of America’s leading art museums. More information can be found at his website, arthur-herman.com.
Iain Murray is vice president for strategy and a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Murray also directs the Center for Economic Freedom. He has written extensively on free markets and the environment, labor policy, finance, the EU, and trade. Before coming to CEI, Iain was director of research at the Statistical Assessment Service. A former civil servant in the United Kingdom, Iain immigrated to the United States in 1997 and remains a British citizen. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of London and a Master of Arts from the University of Oxford.