A review by aloyokon
Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet by Jeffrey Rosen

4.0

As a Progressive and a justice, Brandeis fought against monopoly, the "curse of bigness" in business and government, and censorship. As a citizen, he supported privacy rights, federalism, secularism, and the Zionist cause. Although not a perfect exemplar by any stretch (see his views on race, for instance), this book does show him to be quite prescient in quite a number of areas, particularly the threat that corporate power can pose to our democracy and the dangers of an overweening surveillance state. Just be aware that this book is less of a straightforward biography of his life and more of a friendly tribute to his viewpoints on critical issues.