Michael Roth, a veteran foreign policy expert, writes with radical candor about the “zones of fear” in professional politics. About internal party power struggles. About social media and the threat of a backlash. About being pilloried for questioning the rituals and language of one’s own bubble, party, or peer group. The manipulative political game played with societal fears. Michael Roth has suffered increasingly from this—and only recognized his mental illness late in the game. With his book, he aims to encourage others to face their own fears. In doing so, he spares neither his political colleagues nor himself.