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The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Richard Hofstadter #literature still suffering the after-effects ofThe classic and very funny account of the dark side of American politics. Calm, clear, dispassionate and devastating and a joy to read Harper's Brilliant and influential his evisceration of populism has found a new generation of readers Guardian American political life has served again and again as an arena for uncommonly angry minds How can a country be captured by rumours, surreal conspiracy theories and the most brazen of conmen? The historian