The Great Derangement, (Paperback)

from russelldad

This was a frighteningly enlightening book. Taibbi put himself into the lives of people from the fringes of the political spectrum and showed just how crazy everyone is. He has a angry writing style and uses profanity like a pro. It read more like opinion than fact and was a nice break from the l...

from thorswitch

Taibbi offers an interesting look at different groups within our society, and what they have to say about our country. While the book description initially makes it sound as if he spends equal time on soldiers from the Iraq War, 9/11 "Truthers" and members of a fundamentalist / apocalyptic mega-c...

from edifiglia

There was a disconnect between the two sections of this book, one focusing on politics and the other on Matt's undercover investigation of a Texas church and the other on 9/11 conspiracy theorists. While attempting to show how similar the extreme flanks of the left and right are, the book reads m...

from Richj

Matt is angry and funny. He is also a good writer and has things to say that should be noticed. I recommend this to anyone who wants to know why politics seems so strange lately. He spends a little time on that and you can fill in the rest. What he does spend time on is the effect retail politics...

from edifiglia

There was a disconnect between the two sections of this book, one focusing on politics and the other on Matt's undercover investigation of a Texas church and the other on 9/11 conspiracy theorists. While attempting to show how similar the extreme flanks of the left and right are, the book reads m...