Reviews

"This has got to be the kinkiest love story of our time--a man in love with a magazine and the two of them in love with a nation. What a menage! Untamed passion, big money, adult language, breakups, rapprochements, and a wonderful assortment of eccentric supporting characters--it's all here in Navasky's brave confession. But let the reader be warned: this bizarre love story, though such wicked fun to read, puts our deepest moral values on display." --E. L. Doctorow
"Victor Navasky is that most valuable of journalists: the subversive patriot, who loves his country too much to see it become a plaything for plutocrats, scalawags, and scoundrels; who loves justice too much to see it betrayed by false prophets; and who loves his craft too much to see it as anything but a calling. I cherish this account of his adventures for reminding us why the journalism of opinion is the heart and soul of democracy--as long as the last opinion is never assumed to be the right one." --Bill Moyers
"If Victor Navasky had his modest way, he would have you believe this is a book about American magazines and their vital role in the conversations of a democracy. It is much more. This wry, anecdote-filled page-turner also reveals why Navasky is an editor whom journalists would kill to work for if he weren't so cheap. He's curious. He listens. He laughs. He makes mistakes and sometimes admits them. He is as generous as he is smart. "A Matter of Opinion" is a vivid account of our times and, in its modest way, reveals his own important role in them." --KenAuletta
"The political landscape may be at its most bleak, yet there appears in all its rubble a piece of greenery--a hip, muckraking journal, "The Nation", singularly triumphant. (Its readership is greater than ever.) What makes "A Matter of Opinion" so delightful is the teller of the tale. Vic Navasky, "The Nation"'s publisher, is not only a journalist in the tradition of Lincoln Steffens, George Seldes, and I.F. Stone but a natural born storyteller. His wonderful book rushes on like a house afire. And it's funny, too." --Studs Terkel
"Let there be no doubt: Victor Navasky is a force for our time. So this book--going from "The Nation" to a compelling comment on the current scene. It is a book for true enjoyment and enlightenment." --John Kenneth Galbraith
"Victor Navasky brings a rare blend of idealism and clear-minded realism to his engrossing book, and his literary style is masterful. I love and admire his examination of and prescriptions for the most vital issues of our age." --George McGovern

"This has got to be the kinkiest love story of our time--a man in love with a magazine and the two of them in love with a nation. What a menage! Untamed passion, big money, adult language, breakups, rapprochements, and a wonderful assortment of eccentric supporting characters--it's all here in Navasky's brave confession. But let the reader be warned: this bizarre love story, though such wicked fun to read, puts our deepest moral values on display." --E. L. Doctorow
"Victor Navasky is that most valuable of journalists: the subversive patriot, who loves his country too much to see it become a plaything for plutocrats, scalawags, and scoundrels; who loves justice too much to see it betrayed by false prophets; and who loves his craft too much to see it as anything but a calling. I cherish this account of his adventures for reminding us why the journalism of opinion is the heart and soul of democracy--as long as the last opinion is never assumed to be the right one." --Bill Moyers
"If Victor Navasky had his modest way, he would have you believe this is a book about American magazines and their vital role in the conversations of a democracy. It is much more. This wry, anecdote-filled page-turner also reveals why Navasky is an editor whom journalists would kill to work for if he weren't so cheap. He's curious. He listens. He laughs. He makes mistakes and sometimes admits them. He is as generous as he is smart. "A Matter of Opinion" is a vivid account of our times and, in its modest way, reveals his own important role in them." --Ken Auletta
"The political landscape may be at its most bleak, yet there appears in all its rubble apiece of greenery--a hip, muckraking journal, "The Nation," singularly triumphant. (Its readership is greater than ever.) What makes "A Matter of Opinion" so delightful is the teller of the tale. Vic Navasky, "The Nation"'s publisher, is not only a journalist in the tradition of Lincoln Steffens, George Seldes, and I.F. Stone but a natural born storyteller. His wonderful book rushes on like a house afire. And it's funny, too." --Studs Terkel
"Let there be no doubt: Victor Navasky is a force for our time. So this book--going from "The Nation" to a compelling comment on the current scene. It is a book for true enjoyment and enlightenment." --John Kenneth Galbraith
"Victor Navasky brings a rare blend of idealism and clear-minded realism to his engrossing book, and his literary style is masterful. I love and admire his examination of and prescriptions for the most vital issues of our age." --George McGovern

"This has got to be the kinkiest love story of our time--a man in love with a magazine and the two of them in love with a nation. What a menage! Untamed passion, big money, adult language, breakups, rapprochements, and a wonderful assortment of eccentric supporting characters--it's all here in Navasky's brave confession. But let the reader be warned: this bizarre love story, though such wicked fun to read, puts our deepest moral values on display." --E. L. Doctorow
"Victor Navasky is that most valuable of journalists: the subversive patriot, who loves his country too much to see it become a plaything for plutocrats, scalawags, and scoundrels; who loves justice too much to see it betrayed by false prophets; and who loves his craft too much to see it as anything but a calling. I cherish this account of his adventures for reminding us why the journalism of opinion is the heart and soul of democracy--as long as the last opinion is never assumed to be the right one." --Bill Moyers
"If Victor Navasky had his modest way, he would have you believe this is a book about American magazines and their vital role in the conversations of a democracy. It is much more. This wry, anecdote-filled page-turner also reveals why Navasky is an editor whom journalists would kill to work for if he weren't so cheap. He's curious. He listens. He laughs. He makes mistakes and sometimes admits them. He is as generous as he is smart. "A Matter of Opinion" is a vivid account of our times and, in its modest way, reveals his own important role in them." --Ken Auletta
"The political landscape may be at its most bleak, yet there appears in all its rubble a piece of greenery--a hip, muckraking journal, "TheNation," singularly triumphant. (Its readership is greater than ever.) What makes "A Matter of Opinion" so delightful is the teller of the tale. Vic Navasky, "The Nation"'s publisher, is not only a journalist in the tradition of Lincoln Steffens, George Seldes, and I.F. Stone but a natural born storyteller. His wonderful book rushes on like a house afire. And it's funny, too." --Studs Terkel
"Let there be no doubt: Victor Navasky is a force for our time. So this book--going from "The Nation" to a compelling comment on the current scene. It is a book for true enjoyment and enlightenment." --John Kenneth Galbraith
"Victor Navasky brings a rare blend of idealism and clear-minded realism to his engrossing book, and his literary style is masterful. I love and admire his examination of and prescriptions for the most vital issues of our age." --George McGovern