[[{“type”:“media”,“view_mode”:“media_large”,“fid”:null,“attributes”:{“class”:“media-image alignright size-full wp-image-1606”,“typeof”:“foaf:Image”,“style”:“”,“width”:“100”,“height”:“100”,“title”:“”,“alt”:“New York Times”}}]]In an interview with the New York Times blog “India Ink,” Dinesh D’Souza ’83, president of The King’s College in New York City, discusses the success of his controversial new documentary, 2016: Obama’s America, his reasons for making the film, the presidential election, and how his Dartmouth experience influenced him.

At Dartmouth, D’Souza tells the Times, “I met a group of young conservative students who had answers to questions I didn’t know were questions, like ‘What are the books everyone should read in order to be considered an educated person?’ or  ‘Isn’t it immoral for a private corporation to do charity?’ These were things I had never thought about, and as I began to read and think, it dawned on me that I didn’t become a conservative. I always was, and was learning the vocabulary to express it. That’s when I began writing and speaking and thought I had a unique perspective, being Indian.”

Read the full story, published 10/4/12 in the “India Ink” blog from The New York Times.