Journalist Flynn (1882-1964) was the among the most prolific American authors who carried the torch of liberty during the mid 20th century. This feisty Irishman is best known for his spirited (and lonely) critiques of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal and of American entry in World War II.

His books include Country Squire in the White House (1940), As We Go Marching (1944), The Epic of Freedom (1947), The Road Ahead (1949), While You Slept (1951), The Lattimore Story (1953) and The Decline of the American Republic (1955). Flynn's masterwork The Roosevelt Myth (1948) has gone through several editions, and the Fox & Wilkes 50th anniversary edition has a thoughtful introduction by historian Ralph Raico.

Nobody has done a better job debunking the myth that FDR was a selfless, noble, wise and benevolent ruler. Flynn showed that his only enduring principle was to stay in power. The New Deal was a political gravy train which failed to get America out of the Great Depression--unemployment lines were as long in 1940 as they were in 1933 when he came to power. Nor did FDR get into World War II to stop Hitler and save the Jews. He upheld cruel immigration laws which kept Jews out of the country. Worse, in the name of fighting the Nazis he downplayed the crimes of "Uncle Joe" Stalin who ranks among history's most monstrous mass murderers. You ought to see what Flynn reveals about Hillary Clinton's idol Eleanor Roosevelt.

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