Joel Stein grew up in Edison, N.J., and went to Stanford.
From 1997-2017 he was a staff writer for Time magazine,
writing a regular humor column and more than a dozen cover stories;
he was also the back page columnist for Entertainment Weekly
and the opinion section of The Los Angeles Times. He has
contributed to Bloomberg Businessweek, GQ,
Esquire, the New Yorker, Food & Wine,
Travel + Leisure, The New York Times Book Review,
Elle, and Men's Health.
Stein was a Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton and has
appeared as a talking head on television shows such as Real Time
with Bill Maher, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and
VH1's I Love The '80s. 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 (Hey
Joel) and wrote six network pilots. His 2012 book, Man Made:
A Stupid Quest For Masculinity, was a bestseller, and Fox hired
him to adapt it as a film script. He's currently writing for the
upcoming show American Princess produced by Jenji
Kohan--best known as the creator of Showtime comedy-drama series
Weeds and Netflix series Orange is the New Black.
"Every paragraph of this book will make you laugh, but it will also
(I promise) change the way you think. Joel has written a brilliant
exploration of the supposed divide between elites and populists,
cleverly disguised as a humorous personal excursion. Like Don
Quixote he forays into perilous territory, his lance at his side,
and what he finds will surprise you. Deeply reported and poignant,
with a light touch of sweet self-awareness, his journey can help us
all take our minds to a better place."----Walter Isaacson, the
New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo Da
Vinci and Steve Jobs
"Joel Stein is a condescending bastard, but he's also very funny,
insightful and correct. This book is a crucial argument for the
importance of expertise in this world that increasingly rejects it.
As Stein points out, it may feel good to go with the gut or follow
popular opinion, but it does have its downsides. Like, for
instance, causing a planetary apocalypse."----AJ Jacobs, the New
York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and
The Know-It-All
"With this indispensable book, Joel Stein firmly establishes
himself as the Ted Nugent of elitism."----Andy Borowitz, New York
Times bestselling author and writer of The Borowitz Report
"In this hilarious refereeing of the culture wars, former Time
columnist Stein roams America studying wealthy, Ivy
league-educated, conference-attending elites and their populist
detractors...Stein's excellent reportage keeps the ideology light
and is full of one-liners...that generously skew everyone. The
result is an insightful, uproarious take on America's political
divide."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"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 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
"In these troubled times, we, as a nation, desperately need
somebody to bring us together. Instead, we have Joel Stein, and
this brilliantly funny book. So let's let somebody else unite us,
while we let Joel Stein entertain the hell out of us."----Dave
Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author of
Dave Barry Turns 40
"Joel Stein makes a case for elitism over populism, but, contra
what you might expect based on the subtitle, he does so without
being condescending, without being smug...One of the most nuanced
and introspective takes on populism post-2016 election, with
Stein's typical humorous, easy to read style making the subject
matter all the more accessible."--Washington Free Beacon
"[Stein] investigates the contemporary political landscape with a
gimlet eye and plenty of humor in this deep dive into our cultural
divide."--Town and Country
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