PositiveThe New York Times Books Review\"By paying close, critical attention to the alt-right—most important, doing so long enough to see through its fog of lies, misdirection and trolling—he has developed a well-rounded understanding of the movement, and created an important guide to one of the most disturbing political developments of our time ... Although Trump’s victory was a tremendous boost for the alt-right, Wendling argues convincingly that it is already cracking up under the weight of its own contradictions. Winning the presidency sapped much of the strength of a movement that defines itself almost exclusively through what it hates. Wendling shrewdly notes that despite its edgy, countercultural pretensions, the alt-right is almost entirely \'culturally sterile\' ... However, Wendling is perhaps a little too sanguine about the alt-right’s future prospects. The fact that a shameless huckster like Donald Trump managed to turn such a disparate movement into a somewhat effective political force does not bode well. The alt-right would be easy pickings for a more competent demagogue.\
