Sexual Mccarthyism: Clinton, Starr, And The Emerging Constitutional Crisis

By Alan M. Dershowitz

Book Overview

The greatest threat to the future of the office of the American Presidency may turn on whether William Jefferson Clinton told a lie, under oath, and then tried--unsuccessfully--to keep secret his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465016286
• ISBN13: 9780465016280
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

clinton haters, who do you persist?

If you are among the many in this country who harbor an irrational, violent hatred for Clinton, then buy the books by Anne Coulter, Bill Bennett, Howard Kurtz, Micheal Isikoff, Christopher Hitchins, George Stefanopoulis, Monica Lewinsky, Gennifer Flowers, and George Will, or just read any book which does nothing but confirm what you already think about Clinton and the state of the country. And then be sure to write an angry review of Dershowitz' book here without reading it, and then recommend one of the books from the Clinton haters. But if you are a sane, normal-thinking individual, then buy this book by Alan Dershowitz and you may actually learn something new.

presentation plan disorganized, but absolutely indispensable

Although its principles of organization can be a little confusing, this does not detract much from the fact this book is indispensable to anyone wishing elucidation on the confused issues surrounding the events of 1998. It is not for nothing that Dershowitz is Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard. This very clearly presents points of law unknown to the layman, as well as explaining much in lawyerland which has not to do with law so much as tradition and accepted or unaccepted procedure, etc. Dershowitz's comparison of Starr's tactics to those of McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover are not just absolutely valid, but should be obviously valid to anyone. Any decent American should be infuriated at these tactics, which dwarf anything Clinton may have done. Dershowitz's book is eminently fair, and the negative comments of some reviewers can only be explained by the fact, now obvious for some months, that there is a large minority of Americans who have decided to hate Clinton no matter what, as if their salvation depended upon it, and with no regard whatsoever for the dangers presented to me, you, and everyone, by Starr's vicious excesses, not to mention the just as vicious excesses of the extreme Republican Right, a crowd whose nasty behavior includes a thinly disguised but obvious white supremacist bent. Who are these folks who so proudly align themselves with these McCarthyites and racists?

ONE OF ALAN'S BEST YET!

EVEN BETTER THAN THE O.J. BOOK. AN EXCELLENT ANALYSIS OF THE CLINTON SEX ISSUE AND THE RIGHT WINGED CONSERVATIVES. DERSHOWITZ EASY WRITING STYLE AND COMMAND OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IS REFRESHING. IN THIS CASE I BELEIVE HE IS RIGHT IN STEP WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

the cream always rises to the top

In his latest book Sexual McCarthyism, Alan Dershowitz may have penned his best work yet. In his typical "dated essay" style of writing, Dershowitz takes a look at the current impeachment scandal with amazing accuracy. Dershowitz's latest offerring examines President Clinton's incredibly inept legal counsel and the equally inept appointment of Ken Starr to be the Independent Counsel by Janet Reno. If you enjoy engaging in polemics with friends over coffee, as I do, Sexual McCarthyism is a must read no matter where you fall on this "emerging constitutional crisis".

Excellent. Very educational. Gave me a clearer perspective.

Since reading this excellent book I am following the Select Committee proceedings with much more understanding. The book is a quick read and I was so fascinated I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended.