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Author Russell Warren "Russ" Baker is a publisher and investigative journalist.  "Controversial. Credible. Courageous.", Baker is the Editor-in-Chief and Founder of the nonprofit news organization WhoWhatWhy.com.  Native of Venice, CA, Russ has a BA in Political Science from UCLA and an MA from Columbia School of Journalism.  He is a former contributing editor of the Columbia Journalism Review.   In his 25+ year career,  Baker has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Esquire, Vanity Fair, and The Village Voice. “He seemed unimpressed with conventional wisdom, quickly spotted and dismissed spin, and wasn’t intimidated by the powers-that-be.” - Bill Moyers Baker is the author of the 2008 book Family of Secrets, which raises "uncomfortable questions" about members of the Bush Family and their careers and relationships outside of politics, and presents evidence of connections between President George H.W. B