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Walter Shapiro has covered the last eight presidential campaigns.

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The Con Man Who Hoodwinked Hitler

Risible Rogue

The consummate con artist, Freeman Bernstein worked a scam on everyone from Mae West to the Fuhrer. When they weren’t throwing him in jail, people loved him.

Walter Shapiro | Published Jul 17, 2016

Fix the Country Already!

Fifty days into Bamalot and we still have war, recession, unemployment. Walter Shapiro wonders if the media’s hyperactive coverage give the president a chance to, you know, do something.

Walter Shapiro | Published Mar 17, 2009

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