L2L The True Believer

Eric Hoffer, The True Believer

Perhaps the most penetrating analysis of the political environment today was written in 1951 by a longshoreman. Eric Hoffer’s book The True Believer was based on the mass movements of the early and mid-twentieth century, but it remains a landmark study on people in the grip of supposedly great ideas. Leigh and P. T. discuss some of the ideas the text offers and recount the life of the fascinating author.