Lions in Greece, Michael Jackson's Guilt, and More
May 19, 2026
My book Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster will be released on July 7. Please preorder here, because if you do it’s a big help in making sure that the book becomes successful. Basically, if everyone who regularly opens these emails buys a copy early, it will almost certainly be a New York Times bestseller. So this newsletter alone is powerful enough to make sure the book breaks through. But I actually do need the help from my readers here.
I read the audiobook version myself. I now often buy Kindle and audiobook versions of books and cycle through both versions. It’s pretty cool because they can be synced together within the Kindle app. I will sometimes sit and listen and follow along by reading a book on the app, but then have to turn my head and get up or something, and I just let the audiobook continue. You get to save on price if you buy the audiobook and Kindle together. What I’m saying is that they’re good complements, so if you get one you should get the other too.
