Synopses & Reviews
A journey through twenty years of politics with one of the most revered news analysts of our time.
Daniel Schorr, an institution at CBS for decades and a twenty-year mainstay of NPR, is a legend in journalism. Come to Think of It is the first selection of Schorr's observations on politics and American life from the years 1990 to the present a peerless commentary on the history of our time. Schorr's essays reveal him as a master of pithy, get-to-the-point analysis, whether he is calling the Supreme Courts 2000 decision to seat George W. Bush as president a junta by a Gang of Five or eviscerating a conservative counterpart for belittling F.D.R.s legacy. Schorrs experience he has covered the administrations of twelve presidents gives him an authority and range that permeate every page of Come to Think of It,
Schorr's analyses include insight on:
- The Iraq war in current and historical perspective
- The first Gulf War, Bosnia, North Korea, and Iran
- Executive privilege and misdeeds throughout history
- Healthcare, welfare, and the state of the social contract
- The proliferation of nuclear weapons
- The U.N. report on climate change
As a record of our perilous times and as a cogent primer on the politics of the last two decades,
Come to Think of It is an unparalleled record of political analysis. This will be a must-read for the legions of devoted NPR listeners who tune in to hear Daniel Schorr every week and for anyone who wants insight and a historical perspective on the 2008 election.
Review
"Schorr's pithy commentary gives perspective on the incredible breadth and scope of change internationally and at home as we've witnessed a passage of a new era of history." Booklist
Synopsis
Schorr, at CBS for decades and a 20-year mainstay of NPR, offers his observations on politics and American life from the years 1990 to the present. As a record of our perilous times and as a cogent primer on politics, this is an unparalleled record of political analysis.
Synopsis
Peerless commentary on recent politics and history from one of the preeminent reporters of our time?now with new material AN INSTITUTION at CBS for decades and a twenty-year mainstay of NPR, Daniel Schorr is a legend in journalism. Come to Think of It collects in one place, for the first time, Schorr?s observations on politics and American life during the past two decades. His essays reveal his mastery of pithy, get-to-the-point analysis, and his experience gives him an authority and range that permeate every page. In these essays we get his on-the-spot reactions to the major and minor events around the turn of the millennium?from the shock of 9/11 to the mainstreaming of Yiddish. Come to Think of It is an unparalleled account of political analysis and personal memory.
About the Author
Daniel Schorr has been covering politics in print and on television and radio for more than a half century. Currently senior news analyst at National Public Radio, he has won three Emmy awards, a Peabody Award, and the DuPont-Columbia University Golden Baton, the most prestigious award in broadcasting.