Thomas E. Patterson is an American political scientist. He is the Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School.[1][2]

Thomas E. Patterson
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
InstitutionsHarvard Kennedy School

Early life

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Patterson served in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant in the US Army Special Forces.[3]

Writings

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Patterson has authored a number of textbooks and other books:

  • Is the Republican Party Destroying Itself? (2020)
  • Summary of The Mueller Report, for those too busy to read It all (2019)
  • How America Lost Its Mind: The Assault on Reason That's Crippling Our Democracy (2019)
  • We The People (2018, 2016) - textbook
  • Informing the News (2013)
  • The American Democracy (2012)
  • Out of Order: An incisive and boldly original critique of the news media's domination of America's political process (2011)
  • The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty (2009)

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas E. Patterson". harvard.edu. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Thomas E. Patterson". harvard.edu. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ^ AmGov_v1-American Government (2015-10-06), HARHKS1AT315-V002400, retrieved 2017-06-07{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)