An Astonishing Debut That Reads Like a Spy Thriller
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By JW1523
Few works of history are transformative - this book is. Shimer takes you into the Situation Room with Obama's team, and you feel as if you were sitting at the table listening to the debate about Russian interference in 2016. He astutely describes (through the lens of history) how such interference continued the long arc of electoral interference that began with Stalin over a century ago. This work is a clarion call to all who value democracy and free elections. It is a warning of what could happen in 2020, and just by documenting this history, Shimer gives us the weapons needed to protect our elections. This could be one of the most important books of the decade.
