So much has been written about Jimmy Hoffa, the former Teamster boss who vanished from a Detroit suburb in 1975, but a new book about him still contains surprises — not least because of who wrote it.
Jack Goldsmith, the author of “In Hoffa's Shadow,” happens to have a personal connection to the material. Goldsmith is perhaps best known for his work in the George W. Bush administration as the head of the Office of Legal Counsel, where he challenged the legality of “enhanced interrogation” and warrantless surveillance programs before resigning nine months after he started. In his 2007 book, “The Terror Presidency,” Goldsmith said he was hired in part because of his stalwart conservative worldview.
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