I just can’t help myself. I’m a sucker for any newspaper or magazine article, or column, or book that attempts to explain why the Trump Family is the way it is. In other words, why Trump and his “spawn” — the older ones anyway — are so cringeworthy (to put it kindly,) or so despicably detestable, if you just want to tell it how it is.
Born Trump (subtitle, Inside America’s First Family) goes a long way towards providing an answer for why most of us feel like taking a shower after watching them on TV news, or reading their Tweets. The book by Vanity Fair senior reporter, Emily Jane Fox is not just a breezy, gossipy read. Sure, it entertains, but it also informs as to why this new First Family is “uniquely suited for the second decade of the 21st century and its fame-obsessed, money-hungry, voracious 24-hour cycle of a culture.” Continue reading “Born Trump: A Book That Explains A Lot”