“One phrase I would dearly like to consign to the can is 'Out of the Box.' The thinking that told us we should invade Iraq and that house prices never decline may have been out of the box, but it put us into the ditch. We have been badly misled by people who persuaded us that they understood things we didn't.”

English and American journalist and magazine editor

Tina Brown is an English and American journalist, magazine editor, columnist, broadcaster, and author. Born Christina Hambley Brown, she became known for leading some of the best-known magazines in English-language media, including Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Daily Beast. She also chaired Talk Media from 1998 to 2002 and founded Women in the World in 2010, a live journalism platform focused on women’s voices around the world. Her books include The Diana Chronicles, The Vanity Fair Diaries, and The Palace Papers.