Gary Dean Best retired after thirty years of teaching history in the University of Hawaii system. He is the author of fifteen books and numerous essays for books and scholarly journals, including Harold Laski and American Liberalism published by Transaction.

"Few historians know the New Deal period as well as Gary Dean Best and few have written about it so ably. - Justus Doenecke, professor of history, University of South Florida "In Peddling Panaceas, Gary Dean Best shows again why he is the best historian writing on the New Deal today. His book clearly explains the myopic government solutions peddled by Stuart Chase and David Cushman Coyle, neither of whom had economic training and both of whom influenced public policy at the highest levels. Best's book is a must read for New Deal historians." - Burton Folsom, Jr., Charles F. Kline Chair in History and professor of history, Hillsdale College, Michigan "Peddling Panaceas offers a coherent and compelling alternative intellectual history of the New Deal and provides new detail on three important factions of New Deal policy-making." - Ranjit S. Dighe, State University of New York at Oswego"

• Preface, Introduction, 1. The Committee for the Nation, 2. The Committee for the Nation and the New Deal, 3. The Decline of the Committee for the Nation, 4. The Emergence of Stuart Chase, 5. Stuart Chase and the New Deal, 6. Stuart Chase and the Second New Deal, 7. David Cushman Coyle and the Irrepressible Conflict, 8. David Cushman Coyle and the Second New Deal, 9. David Cushman Coyle and the Decline of the New Deal, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Gary Dean Best retired after thirty years of teaching history in the University of Hawaii system. He is the author of fifteen books and numerous essays for books and scholarly journals, including Harold Laski and American Liberalism published by Transaction.

"Few historians know the New Deal period as well as Gary Dean Best and few have written about it so ably. - Justus Doenecke, professor of history, University of South Florida "In Peddling Panaceas, Gary Dean Best shows again why he is the best historian writing on the New Deal today. His book clearly explains the myopic government solutions peddled by Stuart Chase and David Cushman Coyle, neither of whom had economic training and both of whom influenced public policy at the highest levels. Best's book is a must read for New Deal historians." - Burton Folsom, Jr., Charles F. Kline Chair in History and professor of history, Hillsdale College, Michigan "Peddling Panaceas offers a coherent and compelling alternative intellectual history of the New Deal and provides new detail on three important factions of New Deal policy-making." - Ranjit S. Dighe, State University of New York at Oswego"

• Preface, Introduction, 1. The Committee for the Nation, 2. The Committee for the Nation and the New Deal, 3. The Decline of the Committee for the Nation, 4. The Emergence of Stuart Chase, 5. Stuart Chase and the New Deal, 6. Stuart Chase and the Second New Deal, 7. David Cushman Coyle and the Irrepressible Conflict, 8. David Cushman Coyle and the Second New Deal, 9. David Cushman Coyle and the Decline of the New Deal, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Gary Dean Best retired after thirty years of teaching history in the University of Hawaii system. He is the author of fifteen books and numerous essays for books and scholarly journals, including Harold Laski and American Liberalism published by Transaction.

"Few historians know the New Deal period as well as Gary Dean Best and few have written about it so ably. - Justus Doenecke, professor of history, University of South Florida "In Peddling Panaceas, Gary Dean Best shows again why he is the best historian writing on the New Deal today. His book clearly explains the myopic government solutions peddled by Stuart Chase and David Cushman Coyle, neither of whom had economic training and both of whom influenced public policy at the highest levels. Best's book is a must read for New Deal historians." - Burton Folsom, Jr., Charles F. Kline Chair in History and professor of history, Hillsdale College, Michigan "Peddling Panaceas offers a coherent and compelling alternative intellectual history of the New Deal and provides new detail on three important factions of New Deal policy-making." - Ranjit S. Dighe, State University of New York at Oswego"

• Preface, Introduction, 1. The Committee for the Nation, 2. The Committee for the Nation and the New Deal, 3. The Decline of the Committee for the Nation, 4. The Emergence of Stuart Chase, 5. Stuart Chase and the New Deal, 6. Stuart Chase and the Second New Deal, 7. David Cushman Coyle and the Irrepressible Conflict, 8. David Cushman Coyle and the Second New Deal, 9. David Cushman Coyle and the Decline of the New Deal, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index