Walter LippmannWalter Lippmann (1889-1974) was an American journalist, political commentator, editor, and public intellectual whose work helped shape modern thinking about journalism, democracy, foreign policy, propaganda, and public opinion. Educated at Harvard, h became one of the most influential political writers of the twentieth century, writing for publications including The New Republic, the New York World, and the New York Herald Tribune. His long-running syndicated column and major books made him a central figure in American political and media thought.Lippmann's best-known works include Public Opinion, The Phantom Public, and The Good Society. Across his career, he examined the limits of democratic knowledge, the role of experts, the power of the press, and the relationship between public belief and political action. His writings remain important for readers and scholars of political science, journalism, media studies, propaganda, liberalism, public policy, and twentieth-century American intellectual history. Read More Read Less