The 10 best classic political novels

At the Christian Science Monitor Megan Wasson came up with a list of the ten best classic political novels.

One title on the list:Wag the Dog, by Larry Beinhart

Originally published as "American Hero," Wag the Dog is a satire and conspiracy novel about Operation Desert Storm, positing that the whole thing was engineered to get George Bush reelected. At first ludicrous and then startling, this