Mr. Book just finished The Madman Theory: Trump Takes On The World, by Jim Schutto.

This is the second book by this author that I have had. I gave The Shadow War: Inside Russia’s And China’s Secret Operations To Defeat America an A in August 2019.

This book is about the dangers that Trump presents, viewed mostly through the lens of foreign policy, but also some with domestic policy. It was published in June 2020, with several months remaining in his first term.

Each chapter addresses a particular question, such as America First or Trump. First, whether Trump would sacrifice Ukraine for his own interests and whether Trump can influence Kim Jong Un.

The strongest chapters was the one on whether even his advisors trust him. The book went into detail about his decision making process and how little attention he pays to the information that he gets, especially what he doesn’t want to hear.

I give this book an A.

Goodreads requires grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews, and Goodreads.

Mr. Book originally finished reading this on August 20, 2020. He finished rereading it on November 11, 2024.