The prologue serves as a mini-version of the full book, with Carlson laying out exactly what his argument will be. If anything, he lets you in on the book’s “secret” a little too early. You’ll always know how he feels and you’ll never be confused. Despite plenty of anecdotes and statistics, it’s a light and easy read at under 200 pages. There’s a condescending quality to his writerly voice, but it’s easy to fall into his rhythm. Carlson writes a lot like he speaks when he’s on TV he keeps the sentences short and uses rhetorical questions to keep you thinking and wanting more. This shouldn’t be a huge surprise for anyone who pays much attention to Tucker Carlson Tonight, the Fox News show that has turned Carlson into the most popular news anchor on television, but it’s still a little shocking to see such a worldview laid out in the form of an easy-to-read New York Times Bestseller.Īs a piece of pure entertainment, Ship of Fools isn’t too bad. At its core, the book is a thinly-veiled argument for a certain kind of modern white nationalism. Unlike some of his Fox News counterparts, he goes into detail describing America’s flaws, and he frequently criticizes Republican politicians.īut despite Carlson’s “reasonable skeptic” persona, Ship of Fools quickly reveals itself to be about as noxious as anything you could purchase this side of a Barnes & Noble. He rails against corporate business practices, laments the co-opting of leftist causes, and points out the hypocrisies of conservatives and neoliberals alike. There are passages in Ship of Fools, Tucker Carlson’s 2018 bestselling book, that read like summaries of democratic-socialist talking points.
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