The Big Lie Book A Brief History of Truth and The Big Lie, from Aristotle to Trump

Aristotle's realism about the meaning and nature of truth was embraced by western culture for more than 2,000 years, and it powered the remarkable progress of the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution.
Donald Trump's chief political strategist took all that, turned it on its head, mixed in some good old-fashioned Soviet-style disinformation, and applied the secret sauce to the pursuit of raw political power.
Except the secret sauce is no secret at all.
Steve Bannon has proudly shared the recipe with anyone and everyone who will listen. "The Democrats don't matter," Bannon once said. "The real opposition is the media. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with [excrement]."
Flood the zone. Stink up the place. And adopt Vladimir Putin's nihilistic propaganda playbook, where the goal isn't to set out some admirable vision for the future, but to simply repeat enough bald-faced lies to convince people that truth is unknowable and that they just need to put their faith in a strong leader.
That is the strategy. That was the strategy in 2016. That was the strategy in 2020. That was the strategy on January 6, 2021. That is the strategy today.
Is there any reason for hope? Yes. But first, one must understand the problem.
This short book peels back the veil and provides a brief glimpse into the heart-warming, gut-wrenching, un-likely history of The Big Lie - a brief history that you can read in about an hour.