▁he ▁describes ▁the ▁administr ations ▁of ▁Pres idents ▁Kennedy , ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁Cl inton ▁as ▁fasc ist . ▁On ▁this , ▁he ▁stra ins ▁and ▁push es ▁his ▁evidence ▁too ▁far ▁to ▁conv ince ▁the ▁reader ▁that ▁these ▁par ag ons ▁of ▁liberal ism ▁can ▁be ▁called ▁fasc ist ▁in ▁any ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁term . ▁Mr . ▁Gold berg ▁makes ▁a ▁stronger ▁case ▁when ▁he ▁acc uses ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁of ▁classic ▁fasc ist ▁behavior , ▁when ▁its ▁cadre ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁streets ▁and ▁through ▁action ▁disc arded ▁its ▁early ▁ideal ism ▁for ▁what ▁Mr . ▁Gold berg ▁correctly ▁calls ▁" f asc ist ▁th ugg ery ". ▁ ▁Mar vin ▁Ol ask y ▁of ▁World ▁Magazine ▁wrote ▁ ▁Jon ah ▁Gold berg ' s ▁Liberal ▁F asc ism ▁is ▁a ▁fla wed ▁but ▁useful ▁attempt ▁to ▁red raw ▁the ▁political ▁map . ▁Gold berg ▁shows ▁how ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁began ▁and ▁Franklin ▁Ro ose vel t ▁ampl ified ▁an ▁almost - f asc ist ▁concentration ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁Washington . ▁F DR ▁bo asted ▁of ▁his ▁' wh oles ome ▁and ▁proper ' ▁bu il dup ▁of ▁power ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁leading ▁' a ▁people ' s ▁government .' ▁Gold berg ▁shows ▁how ▁liber als ▁came ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁author itar ian ▁government ▁is ▁fine ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁represent atives ▁of ▁' the ▁people ' — th ems el ves — are ▁in ▁charge . ▁ ▁Econom ist ▁Thomas ▁S ow ell ▁wrote ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁put ▁a ▁high ▁value