About the Author

Eric Freedman is a Pulitzer Prize winner, assistant professor of
journalism at Michigan State University, and a former legislative
and press aide to U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel. He has
more than 25 years of experience covering politics and public
affairs for newspapers, magazines, and wire services. Stephen A. Jones is an assistant professor of history at Central
Michigan University. He was a reporter and copy editor for the
Associated Press, Detroit Free Press, Detroit Sunday Journal, and
Ypsilanti Press before becoming a full-time educator.