Waldman truly pulls no punches in his criticism of the Supreme Court, and his blunt summary of the history of the court from its inception to the landmark cases in 2022 demonstrate how problematic things have become. This book solidified for me many of the feelings I had had recently with respect to, not only the Supreme Court, but many of the democratic institutions of this country. These feelings are that democracy is fragile and must be defended from those that will do everything they can to undermine it. Additionally, this book brought even more light to some of the naivety that I had had with respect to a blind faith in these institutions, and that justice would be upheld in the end. After reading this book and knowing the results of our most recent election, I fear for this country and for the future of our democracy, especially when the Court that is supposedly supposed to be above politics and partisanship has so clearly become a farce.