Martin Gelin

Why am I reading a book about Obama winning the 2008 election six years later? Am I extremely outdated? Nah, it's because my brother gave it to me, and my brother doesn't read much: when someone who doesn't read much recommends a book to you, it's kinda rude not to read it.

But I liked it. It was very well-written, and Gelin explains American politics in a simple way without being condenscending or using overly simplistic language or metaphors. I also liked reading about it because I didn't show more really give a shit about American politics or Obama up until right before the election (hey, I'm Swedish, what do you expect?), and this gave me some context that I lacked before. show less

After just over 20 years as a journalist in the U.S., years in which he became acquainted with the country’s strengths and weaknesses and its many contradictions, the author has decided to return to Europe. The book is both a farewell letter and a declaration of love for New York City and Brooklyn, where he lived for nearly all of that time.

Det här är en bok som rör sig från maktens korridorer i Washington DC till vardagsrummen hos konservativa aktivister i södra Kalifornien. Vi får möta Tea Party-anhängare i USA:s fattigaste delstat, företrädare för den kristna högern, mäktiga lobbyister och mormoner i Utah ? alla de personer som utgör den amerikanska högern. Boken är dock före Trump...