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There is a generosity of spirit that runs through Robert Schmuhl's work that I am certain his readers (and his students) appreciate. Furthermore, these pieces are well researched. The polling data and other information he includes in some of the articles add considerably to the value of the book. -- Philip Seib

Readers who enjoy the works of the great International Herald Tribune columnist William Pfaff and the estimable New York Times reporter and columnist Thomas Friedman will find comparable delight in Schmuhl s book. A collection of previously published newspaper and magazine articles written over the last decade, the book ranges confidently across presidential politics, foreign policy, history, the celebrity culture and the present crisis of the news business, all with impressively sure footing. Chicago Tribune (December 17, 2006) Readers who enjoy the works of the great International Herald Tribune columnist William Pfaff and the estimable New York Times reporter and columnist Thomas Friedman will find comparable delight in Schmuhl's book. A collection of previously published newspaper and magazine articles written over the last decade, the book ranges confidently across presidential politics, foreign policy, history, the celebrity culture and the present crisis of the news business, all with impressively sure footing. -- Chicago Tribune (December 17, 2006) There is a generosity of spirit that runs through Robert Schmuhl's work that I am certain his readers (and his students) appreciate. Furthermore, these pieces are well researched. The polling data and other information he includes in some of the articles add considerably to the value of the book. -- Philip Seib Readers who enjoy the works of the great International Herald Tribune columnist William Pfaff and the estimable New York Times reporter and columnist Thomas Friedman will find comparable delight in Schmuhl's book. A collection of previously published newspaper and magazine articles written over the last decade, the book ranges confidently across presidential politics, foreign policy, history, the celebrity culture and the present crisis of the news business, all with impressively sure footing. --Chicago Tribune (December 17, 2006) This collection of nearly 40 essays by the director of Notre Dame's Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy focuses on American political culture and contemporary communication, particularly the news media. --Notre Dame Magazine(Autumn 2006)

This collection of nearly 40 essays by the director of Notre Dame's Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy focuses on American political culture and contemporary communication, particularly the news media. Notre Dame Magazine (Autumn 2006)

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ROBERT SCHMUHL is professor of American studies and director of the John W. Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or editor of nine books, including Statecraft and Statecraft: American Political Life in the Age of Personality (Notre Dame Press, 1990, 1992) and Indecent Liberties (Notre Dame Press, 2000).

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