The Invisible Government

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Published in 1962 by Dan Smoot, a former FBI agent turned conservative commentator, The Invisible Government became one of the most widely circulated political books of the early Cold War era, selling over one million copies. Smoot argues that the Council on Foreign Relations and allied organizations constituted an unelected power structure shaping American policy toward internationalism. The book traces CFR membership and overlapping positions in government, media, banking, and academia. Whether viewed as prescient institutional criticism or as foundation for conspiratorial thinking, it is a significant document in the history of American conservative and populist political thought.

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