Hit & run: The rise--and fall?--of Ralph Nader

Author of "Unsafe at Any Speed," Nader is a polarizing political activist, lecturer and attorney noted for his work in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform. He has been directly credited with the passage of several landmark consumer protection legislation. This book examines the controversial figure in the context of the consumerist movement, the muckraking tradition, the New Left onslaught on the nation's values, proposing that Nader's national socialism has been a harmful force that aims to start a revolution.

Ralph de Toledano was a major figure in the conservative movement in the United States throughout the second half of the 20th century. A friend of Richard Nixon's, he was a journalist and editor of Newsweek and the National Review, and the author of 26 books, including two novels and a book of poetry. Alongside his political contributions, he also wrote about music, particularly jazz.