“The Prince of Sleaze” was among the nicer phrases used to describe Lee Atwater, the Republican campaign operative who changed politics, probably forever, into a pit of lies, smears, racism and ...

“Boogie Man” hits the highlights of his incendiary career and fills in both political backstory and personal history with evident energy. But this account of his career doesn’t make for particularly ...

Lee Atwater was a man of contradictions: In 1990, he released an album of classic R&B; covers called Red Hot & Blue with help from Isaac Hayes, B.B, King, and Billy Preston, yet his deep love of ...