opinion
a different narrative
A corrupt attorney general did use the department to persecute political enemies. But the real lesson here is that history does not always repeat itself.
Nathan Masters is the author of Crooked: The Roaring '20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal. He has hosted and produced the Emmy Award-winning public television series Lost L.A. since 2016 and is the author of hundreds of articles about Los Angeles history. He works at the USC Libraries and lives in the mountains of Southern California with his wife, author and television writer Kseniya Melnik, and their two children.