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...century to concerns about the Masons in the 19th century to the John Birch Society's assertion that President Dwight Eisenhower was an actual communist agent, Hofstadter suggests there has been a fear about hidden conspiracies that has animated those on the right and the left. He was very clear about that--the paranoid style was not the exclusive province of any party or persuasion...
...leave the final word to Professor Hofstadter: "It seems to me to be clear that a political society cannot hang together at all unless there is some kind of consensus running through it." Let's strive to find that...
First, the fragility, a.k.a. risk. A year ago, officials at the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve didn't think letting Lehman go bankrupt would be a disaster. Those same officials have since argued that the law gave them no choice. But it's also clear that the authorities--then Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, in particular--didn't want to intervene. The Fed and Treasury had taken a lot of flak for their earlier bailouts of Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It was time to let the market work...
...many of the scholars on the panel raised questions about whether or not the book presents a clear narrative of American history...
With 20/20 hindsight, the decision seems clear. But at the time, Estes had more to consider...