Thematically repetitive and baby-boomer-centric to the extreme, Coming Up Short is more manifesto than memoir ... The last section...is the weakest part of the book...as Reich offers a list of nice ideas like 'Rejecting Both-Sides-ism,' 'Sharing Profits' and 'Recirculating Stuff,' but not much of an action plan ... By far the most enjoyable portion of Coming Up Short is when Reich goes full George Bailey on the bullies, particularly people wielding 'hate for personal ambition.'
Wonky ... Piquant ... Reich’s arguments are convincing, though they’re blinkered somewhat by his hand-waving invocation of 'cultural populism' ... Still, this is a perceptive insider’s account of Democratic disarray.
