Tucker

For a large share of the American public, Tucker Carlson spent years as the one figure on cable television who pushed back against Washington's official line and the mainstream press. He took up contested subjects such as the Covid-19 vaccine, the events of January 6, the war in Ukraine, and even UFOs. His audience numbers, the highest in cable news history, showed how far that message reached.

His abrupt dismissal from Fox News set off an outpouring of sorrow and anger, not only among conservatives but among anyone who feels shut out by a self-interested governing class. The book asks what Carlson is like away from the cameras, how his upbringing shaped him, and what drives a figure his supporters see as essential and his critics see as dangerous. It treats him as someone who has already left a deep mark on American politics and culture and who is expected to return to a central role.

Chadwick Moore was granted rare access to Carlson's professional and private life. The book draws on hundreds of hours of interviews with Carlson himself, his family, colleagues, acquaintances, and rivals. The result is an inside view of one of the most admired and divisive personalities in modern media.