Make-believe Presidents: Illusions of Power from McKinley to Carter

by Nicholas von Hoffman

Nicholas von Hoffman is known as the sharpest and most biting of our syndicated political columnists, and in recent years he has also been widely read as the co-author of a number of books with Garry Trudeau.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Nicholas von Hoffman was an American journalist and author. He first worked as a community organizer for Saul D. Alinsky in Chicago for ten years from 1953 to 1963. Later, Von Hoffman wrote for The Washington Post, and most notably, was a commentator on the CBS Point-Counterpoint segment for 60 Minutes, from which Don Hewitt fired him in 1974. von Hoffman was also a columnist for The Huffington Post.

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[Tommy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Populist libertarian perspective, noting that special if you're already familiar with Kolko on progressive reform