Dan Kaufman
A Room of One's Own 2717 Atwood Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53704
The author of The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics will speak on his new book, which looks at the ongoing reshaping of Wisconsin politics as a microcosm of the success of the national conservative movement. Kaufman is a Wisconsinite who finds hope for the future in a new generation of progressive politicians, including Congressional candidate Randy Bryce, Rep. Chris Taylor and Mike Wiggins, the Tribal Leader of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe.