The Obama administration characterized Bill Clinton's unexpected visit to Pyongyang to secure the release of two American reporters, held unjustifiably by North Korea for nearly five months, as a private, humanitarian mission.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Clinton's unwise trip to North Korea

Now we have an unexpected addition to the Tocqueville renaissance: a fictional account of his visit to the United States by a much garlanded novelist.

ECONOMIST: New fiction 2