{"product_id":"muskism-quinn-slobodian-9780063484320","title":"Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA map of the worlds that made Elon Musk, and a guide to the ideas behind his attempt to redesign reality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter Henry Ford published his autobiography in 1922, his name became an \"-ism.\" Out of one man emerged an ideology that defined capitalism in the twentieth century. Now, a century later, Elon Musk has similarly captured the popular imagination. He has been hailed as a messianic genius and dismissed as a reckless buffoon. But, as Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff argue, Musk is much more: an avatar for an entire worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuskism is an operating system for the twenty-first century. It envisions governments run like startups, where software programmed by a small clique implements policy automatically and at scale. In both politics and industry, human labor evaporates, and power flows to those who own the machines. Muskism presents itself as a modernizing, forward-looking project, but it wants to harden differences of an enduring and old-fashioned sort. It is futurism in the service of hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo understand the world that Musk aims to build, Slobodian and Tarnoff believe, we must first understand the worlds that built Musk. The passages of Musk's life--from South Africa to Silicon Valley, SpaceX to DOGE; his obsession with science fiction, anime and demographics; his addiction to social media and gaming--help us see the origins and dynamics of Muskism. But Muskism isn't just about Musk. It's a blueprint for a new global order. As governments and corporations adopt Musk's playbook, coming to terms with Muskism will become essential for deciphering the forces shaping our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Quinn Slobodian, Ben Tarnoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063484323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063484320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Quinn Slobodian","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47201120616703,"sku":"9780063484320","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_640b4219-0d1c-4be3-a08c-e9af17d54c19.jpg?v=1756788935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/muskism-quinn-slobodian-9780063484320","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}