Alex Herndon

The high level writing in this book will surprise most readers. Not only does the author parrot revisionist history like “Hitler was the real leftist” but he also has had a cognitive decline over the past 5-7 years throughout his career as a political commentator. David Rubin, trust me, used to be good, at least much better than his more recent conservative self. But now Dave is much wealthier and is no longer in a position to consider a more progressive ideology because he is convinced that joining the conservatives and libertarians is the most financially secure position for himself. That’s understandable and materially explains his ideology. However, it’s doesn’t explain his bizarre behavior. For example, Dave will defend a conservative talking point like saying “Martin Luther King Jr. was a conservative” or “you can’t claim to be oppressed if you have a smart phone”. These sentences coming from the mouth of a right-wing political commentator should not be a surprise but it still is bizarre that someone like Rubin cannot or will not acknowledge the stupidity of these positions. Perhaps he’s happy in his own political glass house but I sincerely hope that he seriously consider shifting his views or at the very least shut up, if not for his sake but for the betterment of political discourse. So the book was insufferable, I’m not going to pretend I read the whole thing, I didn’t, I couldn’t. The lack of editing and structure in this book paired with the painfully bad conservative takes and boomer jokes contributed to a book that, under today’s circumstances, probably should be burned. If you purchased this book, I recommend you get a refund. The historical accuracy is nonexistent. Remember, Rubin once said that “Jesus was around a lot of Muslims, it was the Middle East” and if that isn’t a perfect parallel to the history revisionism in this book I don’t know what is. I give this book one star. I don’t suggest you buy this book or give Dave Rubin any money until he acknowledges the damage he has caused to the political discourse.