Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a difficult book to get through as it was weight down by heavy political jargon. There was barely any breaks in chapters and paragraphs making my eyes water and my mind wander. I'm your average reader and an average news watcher.
I'm interested in reading other opinions on what is going on in our government and are we closer to breaking the political stronghold between Democrats and Republicans? Why is Medicare for all seem so far fetched and why can't we view ourselves as a collective rather than an individual. This book probably has shed some light on those questions but it was so bogged down with complicated ideas that I completely missed it. Wish it was more comprehensive.

I always classify these type of books as having a hidden agenda, but I like to read them all the same mainly to try to view politics from all perspectives. Dan Meegan's America the Fair doesn't believe the U.S. is a fair place and most people, including myself, would concur. Not that other countries are any better. He explores in detail how an individual's subjective views on what they consider to be fair feed into and influence their political views.

It comes across as reasonably objective with some very intriguing information and tidbits which capture your imagination, and it's also more accessible than I thought it would be. Using scientific methodology Meegan, a cognitive scientist, explains why we think the way we do. This was an immensely enjoyable, original book for me. Those interested in sociology, psychology, politics and philosophy will likely find this both approachable and fascinating.

Many thanks to Cornell University Press for an ARC.

Unfortunately, access to AMERICA THE FAIR was restricted before I was able to download this title. I generally try to read texts closer to their expected publication date (April 2019 in this case), but I missed the availability window from Cornell University Press. Therefore, I have given AMERICA THE FAIR a 3-star neutral rating. I definitely think it would have been interesting to see the perspective from Dan Meegan, an American citizen living in Canada. If more citizens had the chance to view the United States while living in another country, we might be more open to new ideas and experimentation, especially the notion of a more fair and equal society which Meegan advocates.