a book on America’s toughest issues.

for gen-Z, by gen-Z. every dollar made is donated.

grassroots arguments for progress.

America’s social fabric is being ripped apart. At least, according to cynics. But is that really true? Well, kind of—but it’s more complex than that.

Luckily, this book stares complexity in the pupils and doesn’t blink first. Cynicism was never supposed to be the manifesto of angry Tweeters (Xeeters?). When it was started in Ancient Greece, it was a philosophy that acknowledged:

  • Although self-interest and darkness naturally exists in the world, everything can be improved and things are redeemable.

  • It’s important to withhold judgment on issues; instead, analyze them critically to understand the natural forces that power them.

Eye of the Cynic takes true Cynicism as a framework to view America’s social problems. It’s not afraid to tackle public education's decline, artificial intelligence’s threats, and the personal information economy that intelligence agencies empower. This book connects theories of brilliant philosophers and economists, lessons from history both recent and ancient, personal anecdotes from living in New York City, and interviews of individuals who have been affected—like Bruce Bryan, who spent 30 years wrongfully imprisoned and now works to free others like him. It exposes the incentives behind corrupt corporate and regulatory relationships, wrestles with our human flaws in the modern world, and creates grassroots arguments for progress.

In this sense, Eye of the Cynic is an encyclopedia of the heftiest issues Gen Z will inherit. But it’s also a collection of perspectives we can all learn from to become more educated, sympathetic Americans—and to stitch the social fabric back together.