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Regardless of political affinity, readers of Ship of Fools will be nodding their head in disgust but for very different reasons. Depending on political affiliation, they'll either feel that Carlson has summed up the major grievances held against those he refers to as elites or they'll find his political punditry to be narrow-minded, mean-spirited, and bigoted. The Fox News host is emphatic in his arguments against leaders of both the Democrats and Republicans, yet reserves his examples of malfeasance mostly for Democrats. In a bit of autobiography, Carlson shares stories from his youth that are straight out of the 1980's sitcom, Family Ties, in which Carlson is the real-life Alex P. Keaton, the fictional Young Republican whose ex-hippie parents and community in California are to be mocked. Long gone is Carlson's somewhat charming, bowtie-wearing facade. Here Carlson is angry about the changes in America, and at those who have ushered in a world where white men are becoming a minority.--Dan Kaplan Copyright 2019 Booklist