Capitalist Fools

by Nicholas von Hoffman

The author of Citizen Cohn exposes modern business evils, describing its strengths in its heyday, how Malcolm Forbes convinced the public that the good times would never end, and argues for a return to ethical business. Tour.

313 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1992

About the author

Nicholas von Hoffman was an American journalist and author. He first worked as a community organizer for Saul D. Alinsky in Chicago for ten years from 1953 to 1963. Later, Von Hoffman wrote for The Washington Post, and most notably, was a commentator on the CBS Point-Counterpoint segment for 60 Minutes, from which Don Hewitt fired him in 1974. von Hoffman was also a columnist for The Huffington Post.