David Huff's Reviews > Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution

I've enjoyed watching Tucker Carlson on TV for a number of years, finding him for the most part to be a fair and thoughtful interviewer. He has definitely reached a career high with his current prime-time slot on FNC, and now with this new best-seller, "Ship of Fools".

I think most Americans who truly love their country, whatever their political persuasion, know that our culture, public discourse, and social norms are increasingly off the rails in many respects (or maybe "adrift" would be a better analogy). In his witty and often pointed style, Carlson finds much of our national leadership (not just political, but educational and business as well) -- whom he identifies as a "selfish ruling class" --to be responsible for an unprecedented level of the societal dysfunction we observe every day.

Each chapter deals invariably with a controversial topic -- racism, immigration, free speech, foreign policy, the environment -- with a goal of "putting the country back on course". This is a brisk, informative read, with one of its greatest strengths being the wealth of documentation, examples, names and quotes Carlson provides to bolster his case. You will be frustrated at times, you will shake your head in disgust on occasion; but, hopefully, we may all gain renewed motivation, in our spheres of influence, to help steer American back to common sense and sanity.