Richard ArenbergRichard A. Arenberg is a Visiting Lecturer in Political Science and International and Public Affairs at Brown University. He previously taughtat Northeastern University and Suffolk University. He worked for Sens. Paul Tsongas (D-MA), Carl Levin (D-MI, and Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-ME) for 34 years. He served on the Senate Iran-Contra Committee in 1987.Arenberg is co-author of the award-winning Defending the Filibuster: The Soul of the Senate, named "Book of the Year in Political Science" by Foreword Reviews in 2012. A second edition was published in 2014. The U.S. Senate Historical Office published Richard A. Arenberg: Oral History Interviews in 2011.He serves on the Board of Directors of Social Security Works and the Social Security Education Fund. He is an affiliate of the Taubman Centerfor American Politics and Policy. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Providence Journal, Politico, and The Boston Globe. He is also a contributor to Newsmax and The Hill. Arenberg holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Boston University. Read More Read Less