David Greenberg
David Greenberg is a professor of History and of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University. He is writing a biography of Congressman John Lewis for Simon & Schuster, for which he has won Guggenheim and Cullman Center fellowships. 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.