This book is a very clear and concise explanation of the rebirth of populism, nationalism, and socialism in the age of globalization. It is a single edited volume of three separate books by the author. The author is an engaging writer who shows why and how these ideologies have become ever more prevalent in the past two decades. Citing various major events from the rise of terrorism to the 2008 Financial Crisis, Judis examines the tumultuous politics of our time providing historical context and makes it clear why the tension between these ideologies will persist until a transformation in government arises. The book is a must-read for anyone looking to make sense of disparate world political events.

This is a very scholarly read and somewhat over my head. It is about not just the U.S. but political and economic systems of many countries.
I did enjoy the parts about Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. I agree with the author that Bernie was our best chance to have Democratic Socialism in our country, though Elizabeth was close too, no matter what she called it.
This is a very in depth book and I will admit that I got lost in it at times. It could be a good text book. It was however worth my time.

A good, informative read. I learned quite a bit. I now am more aware of positions on both the left and the right. Could have been shorter and still made the same points.

This is a very interesting and timely books that provides a good context on the current rise of populism across the world, As a public policy student, I found the book extremely useful.

A collection of three earlier works by Judis on populism, nationalism, and socialism in America and Western Europe. Of course, as expected from this type of work, the author writes as if these places are the center of the world or possibly, the world itself. There is no mention of any Eastern European or Balkan country. All of them are lumped into the Eastern Europe category and pretty much nothing whatsoever about Asia except for China...

An interesting and up-to-date overview of the last few decades of Western politics. The author describes and analyzes three most important movements: populism, nationalism and socialism. They all bloomed in response to the popular disillusionment with capitalism and neoliberalism, which I share, so it was an interesting read. It is also worth mentioning that the author’s focus goes beyond national US politics, because these movements are more global phenomena.

Thanks to the publisher, Columbia Global Reports, and NetGalley for the advance copy of this book.

I did not realize this was a compilation of Judis' previous works on contemporary politics. I had read them earlier, and recommend them. This book is updated with the 2020 election; I recommend this to have all of his work together in one volume

Thought this was an excellent and useful insight into our current politics. It was a little long at times, but that's okay.

John Judis, the author of "The Politics of Our Time" is only a left-wing ideologue who is masquerading as an intellectual. Thus, his book stinks to high heaven! Do not waste your time on this book.