About the Author

The late Paul Simon served as the founding director of the Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He also taught courses in political science, journalism, and history. Prior to leaving the U.S. Senate and joining the SIUC faculty in 1997, Simon ranked as the senior senator from Illinois. In the 104th Congress, he served on the budge labor and human resources, judiciary, and Indian affairs committees.

Reviews

"Move over John Milton, Thomas Jeffer­son, and others who are often most quoted on freedom of the press. Make way for the stirring rhetoric of anti-slavery editor Elijah Lovejoy... In this book that reads like a thriller, as well as a primer on press freedom, Illinois Senator Paul Simon... comes across as a first-rate scholar and writer."--Editor Publisher

"Move over John Milton, Thomas Jeffer son, and others who are often most quoted on freedom of the press. Make way for the stirring rhetoric of anti-slavery editor Elijah Lovejoy... In this book that reads like a thriller, as well as a primer on press freedom, Illinois Senator Paul Simon... comes across as a first-rate scholar and writer."--Editor Publisher