Louis (Lou) Dubose is an American

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. He has been the editor of the independent political

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The Washington Spectator ''The Washington Spectator'' is a left-leaning independent political periodical with a circulation of 60,000, published monthly by The Public Concern Foundation. It was founded by Tristram Coffin (AKA Tris Coffin) in 1971 as ''Washington Watch'', ...

'' since 2007. Under Dubose's editorship, the ''Spectator'' has covered Washington politics and

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stories from places around the

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ranging from

Helena, Montana Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...

, to

Shelby County, Alabama Shelby County is located in the Central Alabama, central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 223,024. The county seat is Columbiana, Alabama, Columbiana. The largest city is A ...

, to

Port Arthur, Texas Port Arthur is a city in Jefferson County within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area of the U.S. state of Texas. A small, uninhabited portion extends into Orange County; it is east of Houston. The largest oil refinery in the United Sta ...

. Dubose has written a number of high-profile articles for the ''Spectator'', including a June 2013 report that broke the story of the potential toxicity of consumer plastics used in baby bottles and cups and an interview with a former Guantanamo inmate,

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. He has been interviewed on news programs such as ''

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'', '' NOW with Bill Moyers'', ''

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'', '' Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Dubose has also been the author and co-author of several books focusing on

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in the Republican Party, including one on former Republican

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, and two on the political life and presidency of

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, among others. ''Shrub, the Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush'', which Dubose wrote in collaboration with the late

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, was a

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Biography

Dubose has covered American politics since he began writing for ''

The Texas Observer ''The Texas Observer'' (also known as the ''Observer'') is an American magazine with a liberal political outlook. The ''Observer'' is published bimonthly by a 501(c)(3)The Austin Chronicle ''The Austin Chronicle'' is an alternative weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demogr ...

''. In the spring of 2007, he was hired as the editor of ''

'' by the publisher at the time, Kevin Walter, who said that the ''Spectator'' chose Dubose for "his skills as an editor, but also his hard-nosed background as a reporter" and for his "unique perspective" on "Texas politicians." Dubose divides his time between

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

and

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Published works

*''Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights'' with

(Random House, 2007) *''Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency'' with

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(Random House, 2006) *''The Hammer: Tom DeLay: God, Money, and the Rise of the Republican Congress'' with Jan Reid (Public Affairs, 2004) *''Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Brains Behind the Remarkable Political Triumph of George W. Bush'' with Jan Reid and Carl M. Cannon (Public Affairs, 2003) *''Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America'' with

(Random House, 2003) *''Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush'' with

(Random House, 2000)

References

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