{"product_id":"in-defense-of-elitism-why-im-better-than-you-and-you-are-better-than-someone-who-didnt-buy-this-book-paperback","title":"In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You Are Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Stein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Stein \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in Edison, N.J., and went to Stanford. From 1997-2017 he was a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, writing a regular humor column and more than a dozen cover stories; he was also the back page columnist for \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and the opinion section of \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed to \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravel + Leisure, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Health.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStein was a Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton and has appeared as a talking head on television shows such as \u003ci\u003eReal Time with Bill Maher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLate Night with Conan O'Brien, \u003c\/i\u003e and VH1's \u003ci\u003eI Love The '80s\u003c\/i\u003e. He's interviewed celebrities for HBO, Cinemax, and Comedy Central. In addition to writing on staff for two television shows, he created an animated show for VH1 (\u003ci\u003eHey Joel\u003c\/i\u003e) and wrote six network pilots. His 2012 book, \u003ci\u003eMan Made: A Stupid Quest For Masculinity\u003c\/i\u003e, was a bestseller, and Fox hired him to adapt it as a film script. He's currently writing for the upcoming show \u003ci\u003eAmerican Princess\u003c\/i\u003e produced by Jenji Kohan -- best known as the creator of Showtime comedy-drama series \u003ci\u003eWeeds\u003c\/i\u003e and Netflix series \u003ci\u003eOrange is the New Black\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768756044064,"sku":"9781455591459","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/356d5428e17fc9e26e824c955cba3b0b.webp?v=1780336647","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/in-defense-of-elitism-why-im-better-than-you-and-you-are-better-than-someone-who-didnt-buy-this-book-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}