A terrific new book . . . Vibrant . . . Ganz has the skills of a gifted storyteller--one with excellent comedic timing, too--slipping in the most absurd and telling details . . . Urgent and illuminating . . . When the Clock Broke is one of those rarest of books: unflaggingly entertaining while never losing sight of its moral core -- Jennifer Szalai - New York Times

In When the Clock Broke, John Ganz offers a continuously absorbing and bracing genealogy of today’s incontinent far-right. A must-read for those wondering why the collapse of communism did not bring about the end of the history, and instead inaugurated the apotheosis of fanatics in the free world -- Pankaj Mishra

When the Clock Broke is leagues more insightful on the subject of Trump's ascent than most writing that purports to address the issue directly -- Becca Rothfield - Washington Post

A fascinating shadow story of the 1990s -- Ezra Klein - The Ezra Klein Show

A brilliant, biting account of how the dream of a “kinder, gentler America” curdled into the chaos we live with today -- Eliot Higgins

John Ganz is a fantastic writer . . . When the Clock Broke is phenomenal . . . truly, truly great -- Chris Hayes - Why Is This Happening? Podcast

Lively and kaleidoscopic -- Andrew Marantz - New Yorker

Masterly . . . Ganz spotlights the rage and rancour that spread beneath the surface of American life in a period now remembered for its peace and prosperity -- Kyle Burke - Times Literary Supplement

A great book -- Michelle Goldberg - New York Times

We should . . . pay greater heed to the ghosts of battles lost. That is the premise--and brilliant insight--of John Ganz's When the Clock Broke . . . Among its virtues, the greatest value of Ganz's book is that it delivers history in its richest context -- Edward Luce - Financial Times

Superb . . . When the Clock Broke offers a compelling examination of a neglected and revealing period in American history . . . It is also one of the most entertaining history books I have read in years. Ganz has a novelist's skill at managing character, pacing, and plot, as well as a great eye for details that are telling, bizarre, and hilarious -- Daniel Geary - Irish Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

John Ganz is the author of the widely acclaimed Unpopular Front newsletter for Substack an