A highly respected journalist, Sidney Blumenthal entered a whole new world when he joined the Clinton administration in 1997 as an assistant and senior advisor to the President. From his first day in the White House until long after his appearance as the only presidential aide ever to testify in an impeachment trial, Blumenthal participated in nearly all the battles of the Clinton years. In addition to The Clinton Wars, Blumenthal is the author of several other books, including The Permanent Campaign, The Rise of the Counter-Establishment, and Pledging Allegiance: The Last Campaign of the Cold War. He has written for The New Republic, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker.

Sidney Blumenthal's lectures are a fascinating exploration of presidential politics. Drawing on his years as a confident and advisor to Bill Clinton, Blumenthal takes a highly provocative and informative look at the current state of presidential politics in the run up to the November 2004 election. He compares George Bush with the Democratic contenders, and looks at the prospects for both parties this November.