Author(s): Julian Assange

Political

Since April 2019, Julian Assange has been remanded at a maximum security prison in London facing extradition to the United States, a prosecution that David McGraw, lead lawyer for The New York Times, has described as setting a "very, very bad precedent for publishers." Assange may be imprisoned and gagged, but in this powerful, thought-provoking book his words run free, providing a highly accessible survey of his polymathic interests. Alongside crisp, concise analyses of the way governments, corporations, intelligence agencies and the media function, Assange assesses the significance of the vast trove of leaked documents published by WikiLeaks and ranges over topics as diverse as quantum physics, Greek mythology, macroeconomics, modern literature, and empires old and new. Drawing on his insights as the world's most famous free-speech activist, Assange invites us to ask fundamental questions about the way power operates in a world dominated by a ubiquitous internet and an increasingly unaccountable elite. Book jacket.