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American journalist
Louis (Lou) Dubose is an American
journalist . He has been the editor of the independent political
periodical
The Washington Spectator since 2007. Under Dubose's editorship, the Spectator has covered Washington politics and
dateline stories from places around the
United States ranging from
Helena, Montana , to
Shelby County, Alabama , to
Port Arthur, Texas . 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
[1] and an interview with a former
Guantanamo inmate,
Murat Kurnaz .
[2]
He has been interviewed on news programs such as
60 Minutes ,
NOW with Bill Moyers ,
[3]
The Rachel Maddow Show ,
[4]
Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman ,
[5]
Fresh Air ,
[6]
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton ,
[7] and
The O'Reilly Factor .
Dubose has also been the author and co-author of several books focusing on
extremism in the
Republican Party , including one on former Republican
Majority Leader
Tom DeLay , and two on the political life and presidency of
George W. Bush , among others.
[8] Shrub, the Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush , which Dubose wrote in collaboration with the late
Molly Ivins , was a
New York Times best seller .
[9]
Biography
Dubose has covered American politics since he began writing for
The Texas Observer in the early 1980s. In the early 2000s he worked as the politics editor for
The Austin Chronicle .
[10] In the spring of 2007, he was hired as the editor of
The Washington Spectator 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."
[11]
Dubose divides his time between
Austin, Texas and
Washington, D.C.
Published works
Bill of Wrongs: The Executive Branch's Assault on America's Fundamental Rights with
Molly Ivins (Random House, 2007)
ISBN
1-4000-6286-1
Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency with
Jake Bernstein (Random House, 2006)
ISBN
1-4000-6576-3
The Hammer: Tom DeLay: God, Money, and the Rise of the Republican Congress with Jan Reid (Public Affairs, 2004)
ISBN
1-5864-8238-6
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)
ISBN
1-5864-8192-4
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America with
Molly Ivins (Random House, 2003)
ISBN
0-375-50752-3
Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush with
Molly Ivins (Random House, 2000)
ISBN
0-375-50399-4
References
^ Dubose, Louis (1 June 2013).
"Silencing Science: What You May Never Know about Plastic Baby Bottles" . The Washington Spectator . Archived from
the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013 .
^
"Guantánamo Scorecard: 3653 Days, 779 Enemy Aliens, Six Convictions" . Archived from
the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013 .
^
"MOYERS ON AMERICA: "Capitol Crimes" " .
^
" 'The Rachel Maddow Show' for Monday, October 31, 2011" .
^
"The Hammer: How Tom Delay is Taking Secret Corporate Donations to Ensure Republican Control" .
^
"Texas Journalist Lou Dubose on Tom DeLay" .
^
"PoliticsNation, Thursday, April 25th, 2013" .
^
"Lou Dubose Author Page" . Retrieved 13 June 2013 .
^
"Molly Ivins, Columnist, Dies at 62" .
^
"Politics Editor Louis DuBose examines the ramifications of the Presidential and Light Rail votes" . Retrieved 13 June 2013 .
^ Nichols, Lee (20 July 2007).
"Mr. Dubose Goes to Washington – Part Time" . Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 13 June 2013 .