David Greenberg is a professor of History and of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University. His latest book is a biography of Congressman John Lewis, forthcoming from Simon & Schuster in October. A Guggenheim Foundation, NEH, and Cullman Center fellow, he is the author or editor of several books on American history and politics including Nixon’s Shadow: The History of an Image (2003) and Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency (2016). Formerly acting editor of The New Republic and columnist for Slate, he now writes regularly for Politico, Liberties, and many other scholarly and popular publications. He holds a PhD in history from Columbia University and a BA from Yale and lives with his family in Manhattan