Jumping at Shadows
The Triumph of Fear and the End of the American Dream

Living in a news cycle that peddles fear of perceived immediate threats 24/7, as well as ongoing awareness of global threats, keeps our collective adrenalin running and fosters what has become a culture of anxiety. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have been diagnosed with some form of anxiety diso......more

Obviously a very timely book. Although fear is always timely. It’s funny how the zeitgeist always seems to be captured by media. Can a zeitgeist even act independently of media these days? A question for another day. For the most part, this was a really interesting and depressing read. Fear has mad......more

Jumping at Shadows is a fascinating, thought-provoking, insightful book about fear politics and how its used for manipulation of the masses. This is an easy read, as far as writing style. Given our current political climate and the prominence of fear politics, I think this is a book everyone could ben......more

Good points; I don't disagree, but not rigorous and less scientific than I expected. Many times, the narrative seemed to stray into purely partisan storytelling. It was more a partisan political rant with a couple nonpolitical anecdotes. No historical comparisons with other periods overridden with f......more

I would have given this four stars except too often for my taste, Abramsky made causation assumptions where there is only correlation. This book is also very politically left, and although I am also politically left, I feel that credibility is lost when there is so much editorial. I'm glad I read it......more