Elizabeth Warren (1) (1949–)

I'll start with a note that this is a very positive 3 stars. The problem is, I rather dislike the genre of political policy memoir which mixes stump speech with substantive ideas with personal story. I also understand that it's the way the genre works. So 3 stars is as high as I'm likely to ever give a book of this type.

Warren earns that three stars because what I really want out of reading a book by a potential presidential nominee is the substance of their ideas, and Warren does pretty well on delivering substance in this book. It's intermixed with plenty of "That time I did awesome thing X" and "Here's my background." Still, there is real substance. This substance is a mix of history and policy recommendations. While I don't always agree with Warren's suggestions (although often I do), I appreciate that she understands that the government and the economy are complex, intertwined systems where solutions are not straight forward. There is no magic wand, and understanding that is, in my view, a key requirement of a good presidential candidate.… (meer)