Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

I just finished this book called Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. It is a heavy topic, one that deals with race, cultures, customs, and laws that permeate every single facet of American life today. I knew reading the promo for this book that I’d find some connection to how modern politics have played out in the real world (the 2nd rise of Trumpism), but I had no idea that it would be so clearly paralleled with the rise of Hitler and the Nazis.

Reading this book will forever change the way you look at people here in the United States, and more importantly, hopefully better understand the root of the problems we have as a society. As resources become scarce (eggs?!) and divisions become more extreme (cars?! bikes?!), it’s important to understand how it’s not always a race issue but rather a caste issue.

I know it’s early in the year, but I can tell already this will be one of my favorite books of 2025. Go pick it up!