{"product_id":"in-defense-of-elitism-joel-stein-9781455591459","title":"In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You Are Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience a \"brilliant exploration\" (Walter Isaacson) of America's political culture war and a hilarious call to arms for the elite, with three chapters on foibles of the pandemic era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I can think of no one more suited to defend elitism than Stein, a funny man with hands as delicate as a baby full of soft-boiled eggs.\" --Jimmy Kimmel, host of \u003ci\u003eJimmy Kimmel Live \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe night Donald Trump won the presidency, our author Joel Stein, Thurber Prize finalist and former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, instantly knew why. The main reason wasn't economic anxiety or racism. It was that he was anti-elitist. Hillary Clinton represented Wall Street, academics, policy papers, Davos, international treaties and the people who think they're better than you. People like Joel Stein. Trump represented something far more appealing, which was beating up people like Joel Stein. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a full-throated defense of academia, the mainstream press, medium-rare steak, and civility, Joel Stein fights against populism. He fears a new tribal elite is coming to replace him, one that will fend off expertise of all kinds and send the country hurtling backward to a time of wars, economic stagnation and the well-done steaks doused with ketchup that Trump eats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo find out how this shift happened and what can be done, Stein spends a week in Roberts County, Texas, which had the highest percentage of Trump voters in the country. He goes to the home of Trump-loving \u003ci\u003eDilbert\u003c\/i\u003e cartoonist Scott Adams; meets people who create fake news; and finds the new elitist organizations merging both right and left to fight the populists. All the while using the biggest words he knows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Stein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1455591459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781455591459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Joel Stein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046036664575,"sku":"9781455591459","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c4402ac-163f-4ea9-9054-b7d927cde132.jpg?v=1684982245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-defense-of-elitism-joel-stein-9781455591459","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}