Ship of Fools (book)

Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution is a non-fiction political book written by Tucker Carlson, in which he argues that America's ruling class has failed everyday Americans. Ship of Fools was published in October 2018 before the midterm elections and is a New York Times #1 best seller.[2]

Ship of Fools
AuthorTucker Carlson
Audio read byAuthor
Cover artistGary Locke
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
October 2018[1]
Pages244
ISBN978-1-501-18366-9
Websitehttp://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Ship-of-Fools/Tucker-Carlson/9781501183669

Synopsis

Carlson introduces his thesis by applying the allegory given in Plato's Republic, in which the US ship of state has been commandeered by an incompetent crew (the current political and economic elite ruling class) who are oblivious to the needs of, and contemptuous of the desires of the passengers (the citizens) and intolerant of criticism. He ties this to the idea that America is ill-headed by these out-of-touch elites.[3] Contrary to what might be expected of a conservative political commentator, Carlson does not restrict his definition of the elite to liberal members of Congress, but includes politicians of both political parties, certain neoconservative pundits, and modern entrepreneurs such as the CEOs of Facebook and Amazon, who he blames for decimating the American middle class and thus widening the gap between rich and poor, and generally betraying the liberal values they profess.[4] While Carlson considers the Presidential election of Donald Trump to be an historical aberration, he does not count Trump among the "ship of fools" and explains his election as the passengers' desperate attempt to send a message to the mutineers.

Cover

The book's cover shows caricatures of Democratic politicians Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton; Republican politicians Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham; journalist Bill Kristol; and tech moguls Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.

See also

References
  1. Osborn, Dave (October 2, 2018). "Fox News star Tucker Carlson exposes 'elites' in new book". Naples Daily News.
  2. Concha, Joe (October 11, 2018). "Tucker Carlson's new book topples Woodward from #1 on New York Times best-seller list". The Hill.
  3. Molloy, Parker (28 February 2019). "Tucker Carlson's "war on the ruling class" is just white nationalist misdirection". Media Matters for America. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. Carlson, Tucker (October 2018). Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution. Simon & Schuster.
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