The politics of deceit : saving freedom and democracy from extinction - Smith, Glenn W., 1953- (Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, 2004)
Introduction -- The madness of King George III and our contemporary political dilemma -- Freedom -- Shaking Bugs Bunny's hand in Disneyland : democracy will not be televised -- Dead pope music : the press and American politics -- The threatened habitats of democracy -- Lantern bearing and the American covenant tradition -- The other superpower : the Internet's new "interactivists" and the public sphere -- Shooting elephants : the language of politics -- Freedom and religion : the visions of Jacob and Orestes -- In America.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-237) and index.
Keywords: Political culture -- United States; Manipulative behavior -- United States; Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States; Political participation -- United States -- Psychological aspects; Political psychology; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.