Linda Kulman, an award-winning journalist and author, was a senior writer at U.S. News & World Report, where she covered politics, consumer culture, and religion. Her work has been anthologized in Perspectives on the Passion of the Christ: Religious Thinkers and Writers Explore the Issues Raised By the Controversial Movie and Ending Government Bailouts, and her essay "Land," on earth's disappearing natural resources, anchored National Geographic's acclaimed Visions of Paradise.Kulman, a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, has contributed to several publications, including the Huffington Post, National Geographic, and the Washington Post. She has written a number of nonfiction books, including two New York Times bestsellers, for some of the leading political and cultural figures of our time. Teaching Common Sense weaves together on-site reporting, archival research, and original survey data.Kulman lives in Washington, D.C., with her family.