Author

Lee Smith

9 books, mostly politics, for Recorded Books and Center Street, 2007–2025

Lee Harold Smith is an American journalist, author, and political commentator whose career spans more than three decades in magazine and investigative journalism. He has written extensively about U.S. politics, foreign policy, national security, the Middle East, and the media, including The Strong Horse, The Plot Against the President, The Permanent Coup, and The China Matrix. He has reported from the Middle East, contributed to publications including Tablet and The Federalist, and is a frequent television and radio commentator.