Introduction

Not a word in this book is truly original. Carlton is highly intelligent and well informed, and his book is extremely well written, clever, funny and compelling. As with most current political books, donald trump appears, often, not as himself, but as a phenomenon whose rise deserves and requires explanation,. The author stops mentioning him about half way through. He concludes that actions have consequences, and trump is a natural consequence of the actions taken by our ruling class. In greek myth, when you sow the earth with dragon's teeth, you get fierce warriors. To day, when you harrow the disempowered with rakes, you get trump.