Stunned， quite frankly， that the publisher actually permitted this to be printed！Simon & Schuster， publisher for “The Long Slide”， has become a leader in partisan publishing and Tucker takes them to task。 BTW， they published this book！ It’s mind boggling for someone like me， an old publishing exec from the 80-90’s。 They are outed by Tucker sharing the conversation between himself and executives at S&S regarding decisions made to NOT publish both Senator Josh Hawley’s book and Candace Owen’s foll Stunned， quite frankly， that the publisher actually permitted this to be printed！Simon & Schuster， publisher for “The Long Slide”， has become a leader in partisan publishing and Tucker takes them to task。 BTW， they published this book！ It’s mind boggling for someone like me， an old publishing exec from the 80-90’s。 They are outed by Tucker sharing the conversation between himself and executives at S&S regarding decisions made to NOT publish both Senator Josh Hawley’s book and Candace Owen’s follow up book， （her 1st was a best seller）。 He pulls no punches declaring a conclusion as to why these things happened。I have been bemoaning the demise of reporting for years。 Books， magazines， online， TV - it’s almost impossible to find reporting of facts that isn’t tainted with a political position; right， left， or other。 Freedom to express ideas， opposing tho’t， investigative new theories， these were all vehemently protected and printed by publishers large and small。 Freedom of speech was defended at all costs， personal beliefs be damned; Salman Rushdie’s “Satanic Verses” and William Powell’s “The Anarchist Cookbook” come to mind during my tenure。Tucker begins this book talking about magazine publishing， where he got his start and the source for most of the material in this book。 He goes on to discuss changes in the country， publishing， influences and his career evolving。 It’s just like watching him on TV or listening to his podcast。 He’s welcoming and engaging， makes perfect sense， while calmly telling you things that make you want to scream and DO SOMETHING。The compilation of articles included in this book are not new but the introductions to them are。 They’re Tucker reflecting back on his work， where he was at that time， where he is now and any mistakes or positives he notes as a result。 It’s a broad offering of people， places and experiences and you can see the growth in his writing from a young， idealistic， slightly judgmental young man to a nuanced professional with a great sense of reasoning。Not all of the articles are political but they all contribute to giving a very clear picture of just how far American Journalism has slid from its pinnacle in the last 30 years。 While I found it incredibly sad for journalism， it makes me angry that we aren’t demanding more from those who purport to represent free speech for all。 It’s time we speak， write， record; before “The Long Slide” goes on for another 30 years📚 。。。more