by Jane Mayer
First published 1995
Jane Mayer builds her case methodically, documenting how political operatives manipulated Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court confirmation. She reveals the systematic campaign to suppress damaging information and create false narratives. The author traces each lie told to senators and the public, showing how conservative power brokers coordinated their efforts. Mayer demonstrates that key figures withheld crucial evidence while manufacturing favorable stories about Thomas's character and record. She exposes the calculated strategy to discredit Anita Hill and other potential witnesses. The book reveals how political machinery operated behind closed doors, prioritizing ideological goals over truth. Mayer provides readers with a detailed account of institutional corruption and the lengths to which political actors will go to secure power.
Genres: 20th-century, crime, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: institutional-corruption, power-dynamics
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
406 pages · Paperback · Plume