Generally these
nonfiction subtitles miss the mark by a million miles.
Not so here. Gest
earns it by putting down a tightly researched, fluidly written argument, backed
up with myriad charts and graphs (OK, so I’m not a big fan of the data
overload), to explain just how we got to this particular moment in American
political, social and economic history.
Russian meddling
to get Trump elected? Ex-FBI Director Jim Comey’s weird-ass public
announcements in 2016 regarding Hillary Clinton’s e-mail morass?
Life does not
conform to the simple narratives that dominate most of our bookshelves and
certainly clog the I’m-With-Stupid internet.
If you are looking
to get a handle on just what the hell is going on, then do yourself a favor and
read this book. Yep, it’s What Everyone Needs to Know.
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