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Enemy of the people : Trump's war on the press, the new McCarthyism, and the threat to American democracy /

Shortly after assuming office in January 2017, President Donald Trump accused the press of being an "enemy of the American people." Attacks on the media had been a hallmark of Trump's presidential campaign, but this charge marked a dramatic turning point: language like this ventured i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kalb, Marvin L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Crossing a flashing red line
  • From Nero to Trump
  • "The appalling becomes excusable"
  • The comparison is unmistakable
  • "He had a certain raw wit and charm"
  • Ike vs. McCarthy
  • Senator, meet Eward R. Murrow
  • From the war in Europe to the war in America
  • "Otherwise, it is not America"
  • A free press, now more than ever.