Political Scandal and American Pop Culture

Jim Twombly is Professor Emeritus of American Politics at Elmira College, USA. He is the author of The Progression of the American Presidency: Individuals, Empire, and Change (Palgrave Macmillan 2013), as well as five other books, a number of journal articles, book reviews, and conference papers.  Dr. Twombly is also a political analyst on WENY-TV in Elmira.

• Chapter 1: Introduction and Definitions.- Chapter 2: Watergate and its Legacy.- Chapter 3: Koreagate, Abscam, and Iran-Contra.- Chapter 4: From Monkey Business to Monicagate: Hijinks on the high seas, Whitewater, a Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy and the Rise of Fox News.- Chapter 5: Governors Gone Wild: Buying Sex, Selling Senate Seats, and Hiking the Appalachian Trail.- Chapter 6: What’s in the Water on Capitol Hill?.- Chapter 7: Clinton Scandals – 21st Century Version, but not Bill.- Chapter 8: Drinking from the Firehose: Trump, Social Media, and Late Night Comedy.- Chapter 9: Still Thirsty? More Firehose, but not January 6th.- Chapter 10:  Hiding Behind the Robes: Clarence Thomas and Judicial Scandal.- Chapter 11: Lying in its Own Right, not Connected to Cover-ups: George Santos.- Chapter 12:  Rudy Giuliani.- Chapter 13: The BIG Lie, Pop Culture, and Threats to American Democracy.- Chapter 14 : A Conclusion.