“For Sarah Palin, the least experienced on the world stage, the stress of maintaining the fiction that she was qualified to be vice president sent her over the deep end almost immediately. She went off on a ferocious spending spree that might have killed a lesser woman. Katie Couric's straightforward questions unraveled her.”

Tina Brown is a British-American journalist and editor. She is best known for her sharp political commentary and leadership roles at major publications, including *Vanity Fair* and *The Daily Beast*, where she shaped influential coverage of power, culture, and media. Her work often blends investigative rigor with accessible storytelling.