Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
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Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era is a 2026 nonfiction book by Susan Neiman on the nature of systemic evil in collective settings.[1][2][3][4] Neiman writes that evil begins "When self-interest becomes the basis of reason, evil no longer needs to justify itself," adding. "It’s already been mistaken for rationality."[5]
| Author | Susan Neiman |
|---|---|
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication date | September 15, 2026 |
| ISBN | 978-1-324-13104-5 |
Reception
In July 2026, Call it Evil was listed on Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026.[6]
A review in The New York Times by Jennifer Szalai wrote the book "is less a philosophical exploration than a polemical guide to the current moment."[1]
In an opinion piece in The New York Times, Michelle Goldberg wrote that Call It Evil should be considered a companion to Profiles in Cowardice: A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era (2026) by Jacob Weisberg, which focuses on the people and institutions that have aided Trump in his second presidency.[5]
