Book Review: Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women

 

Once upon a time, America had a deal. If you worked hard, played by the rules, and raised your kids to do the same, you could expect a decent life, maybe even a better one for your children. That deal is dead, strangled not by some abstract force of nature, but by an arrogant elite that decided the working class was expendable. Second Class is a furious indictment of that betrayal. The author lays out, in blistering detail, how the ruling class, politicians, corporations, academics, and media mouthpieces, conspired to ship jobs overseas, flood the labour market with cheap foreign labour, and sneer at the very people who built their countries. Factories closed, wages stagnated, communities collapsed, and families were shattered. And through it all, the elite congratulated themselves for being “on the right side of history.” What makes this book so devastating is its refusal to buy into the lie that globalisation was inevitable or that the destruction of blue-collar America was just an unfortunate side effect of “progress.” No, this was deliberate. Policy decisions made in Washington and Davos lined elite pockets while hollowing out the towns and cities where real Americans lived and worked. The betrayal wasn’t just economic, it was cultural. The same class that outsourced jobs also outsourced patriotism, family, and faith. They derided masculinity, mocked traditional values, and taught generations of young Americans to despise their own history. Working men became a punchline, working women became invisible, and the entire working class was reduced to a voting bloc to be bribed or ignored depending on the election cycle. Second Class doesn’t just diagnose the problem, it demands accountability. It exposes the unholy alliance of corporate oligarchs and left-wing ideologues who profit from open borders, cheap labour, and cultural decay. It reminds us that the working class, the men who build, the women who raise the next generation, are not just economic units. They are the backbone of the nation. Without them, there is no America. This book is a rallying cry: stand up, fight back, and reclaim what was stolen. The elites have names, addresses, and interests. They’re not untouchable, and they’re not inevitable. Second Class is a shot of righteous anger at the ruling class that treats working Americans like disposable tools. Read it, get angry, and then do something about it. Because the people who actually make America run, the truckers, welders, miners, nurses, and builders, deserve better than being told to “learn to code” while their communities rot. This is not just a book. It’s a weapon. Use it.