Taking on the Pledge of Allegiance: The News Media and Michael Newdow's Constitutional Challenge

Contents

Contents Foreword vii Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 Master Myths, Frames, Narratives, and Guard Dogs 11 2 A Case of First Impression 25 3 An Impermissible Message of Endorsement 43 4 A Reputation for Unorthodox Opinions 55 5 Their Own Little World 77 6 The Good Mother 97 7 On to the Supreme Court 117 8 Tepid and Diluted 133 9 Nice Try, Young Man 147 10 We’re Saved—For Now 167 References 183 Index 199 v ...