Midwest Matters Lecture
MONMOUTH, Ill. – A journalist who has worked on four continents will report on a subject much closer to home when he presents Monmouth College’s next Midwest Matters Lecture.
For The Economist, Knowles covers stories across the region, but is especially interested in urban government, crime, social change and transportation. He previously worked on the foreign desk in London, covering stories around conflict, corruption and state failure. He has also headed the paper’s bureaus in Mumbai and Nairobi, and he worked as a political reporter in the Washington, D.C., bureau.
Knowles, who studied history and economics at Oxford University, is the author of Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It. Published last month, the book details why the world needs fewer automobiles.