One of his heroes was Huey Long (1893-1935), governor and would-be dictator of Louisiana.

ECONOMIST: George Wallace

The Kingfish, Huey Long, a New-Deal-era governor, was a master of the style, followed closely by his younger brother, Earl.

ECONOMIST: American politics

Examples range from William Jennings Bryan, a Populist presidential aspirant, to Huey Long, and presently to John Edwards and Mike Huckabee.

ECONOMIST: Colombia's army