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The Nine

Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
redban
Aug 28, 2014redban rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
The more I think about it, the more I dislike this book. This is such an important topic, but Mr. Toobin does the bare minimum, pointing out what is already obvious (not insightful). This is only useful if you want understand what the mainstream drones want you to know, but please read more on the topic! I guess this is expected from a CNN political analyst (Corporate media cheering for power/the status quo). Not nearly enough on how The Supreme Court has affected Corporate power, which is the basis of the US political and legal system after all. No emotions on the utter injustices and systemic failures! Always playing it safe, describing each Justices' personality quirks instead of scrutinizing their actions and how it effects the country. Yes, yes, Scalia and Clarence Thomas are useless, a baboon could tell me that. Authors like Toobin only skim the top without venturing deeper into the root issues, and they get exposed when they find themselves too deep (like when Glenn Greenwald schooled Toobin on national television).