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A deep dive into how big business took over American politics, from the critically acclaimed author of Fantasyland

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Kurt Andersen is host and co-creator of Studio 360, the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast. He co-founded Spy magazine, served as editor-in-chief of New York Magazine, and was a cultural columnist and critic for Time and the New Yorker and contributes to Vanity Fair and the New York Times. Read more about him at his website- http-//www.kurtandersen.com/

Reviews

Essential, absorbing, infuriating, full-of-facts-you-didn't-know, saxophonely written. This is one of those situations where the book is better than the review, so you should read it... a radicalized moderate's moderate case for radical change. * Anand Giridharadas, The New York Times Book Review *
Nostalgia is the antithesis of history. Anderson brilliantly exposes how nostalgia - the strategic oversimplification of our past - has erased complexity and friction from our country's narrative to serve a single goal: to preserve the status quo for the benefit of those in power. As such, Evil Geniuses documents how history and nostalgia are engaged in a hand to hand combat that may determine our future. * Ken Burns, director of The Civil War and The Roosevelts: An Intimate History *
Evil Geniuses is Kurt Andersen at his riveting best - a genuinely original exploration of the forces that have shaped today's economy and society, and what can be done to repair the damage. A route map out of the strange season of pandemic. * Matthew D'Ancona, editor and partner of Tortoise Media and author of Post-Truth *
Elegantly written, full of insight, and ultimately optimistic, Evil Geniuses challenges America to do better, to be better. A wry look at what went wrong and sober thinking about what needs to happen now. If you want to know why America is where it is and how it can change, this is your book. * Justin Webb, presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today Programme *
This is the one book everyone must read. . . With lucid writing and head-snapping insights, Kurt Andersen explores how the right and big business, with unabashed greed, deliberately reengineered our economy. To fix that will require understanding the roots of the problem. . . A triumph. * Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci *