communication in politics

Describes how the presidents of the United States have spoken and how Americans have received them, including regional accents, the influences of speechwriters, and words presidents have favored, and contains linguistic profiles of the forty-three presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush.

Explores how conservatives think and how to counter their arguments, outlining the traditional American values that progressives hold but are often unable to articulate.

Explains how people can separate fact from fiction when searching for information, identifying spin, hype, and bogus news, as well as the impact they have on people's beliefs, and revealing common tricks the media uses to deceive society.

Examines the role that rhetoric played in the downfall of George H. W. Bush's presidency, discussing how Bush abonded the rhetorical strategies that won him the election once he was in office and failed to recognize the important role rhetoric plays in policy formation and implementation.

Examines popular culture's connection to politics, discussing movies, documentaries, radio, television, news, media, advertising, and other media; and includes alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about related people and topics, such as Muhammad Ali, Dave Chappelle, "The Simpsons," and Twitter.

Presents summaries, censorship histories, and further reading lists for over one hundred books that have been legally banned or otherwise censored at some point in history on political grounds; and includes brief author biographies and a general bibliography.

Presents an introduction to political manipulation, describing what it is, the people that use it, and the tricks of the spin doctors trade. Includes illustrations.