Powell Adam. History's Worst. 2000 Years of Idiocy

Robert D. Reed Publishers, 2020. — 222 p. — ISBN-10 1944297669; ISBN-13 978-194429766.Idiocy is the best form of comedy, and there is an inexhaustible supply. MORE OF HISTORY’S WORST: 2000 Years of Idiocy from Nero to Trump celebrates the mad, bad, and just plain mediocre. Generals are more dangerous to their own side, monarchs too looney to be let out of the palace, and politicians who make you weep for democracy. There have been plenty of “best ofs,” but MORE OF HISTORY’S WORST deals with the biggest butchers and buffoons from the ancient world to the bloodstained twentieth century—from the king who thought he was made of glass to the exploding dog regiment. Funny and provocative, this is the stuff you never learned in class. Not so funny to many, the fact that the United States is now pitied in some other countries because of Trump rather than admired, his character (or lack of character) is exemplified in the many quotes President Trump has said.Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
Uneasy Heads: History’s Maddest Monarchs
Cruel Rule: History’s Nastiest Royals
Power Corrupts: History’s Most Insane Modern Dictators
Old School: Sociopaths of the Ancient World
Incompetence beyond the Call of Duty
Executive Stress: History’s Worst Presidents
And so… 2016 came along and everything changed: President Donald Trump
Second Choice: History’s Worst Vice Presidents
Divine Wrongs: History’s Worst Kings
The Greasy Pole: History’s Worst Prime Ministers
Tiny Platoons: History’s Dumbest Political Parties
Idiots in Chief: History’s Worst Generals
Battle Fatigue: History’s Worst Military Mistakes
The Things People Say
Withering Heights: History’s Nastiest Insults
Foot in Mouth: History’s Worst Political Bloopers
Day Quayle Deserves His Own Section
Trumpisms: the Wisdom of Donald Trump
Infamous Last Words: History’s Funniest Parting Shots
Myths and Miscellaneous: Everyday Idiocy
What a Way to Go: History’s Silliest Deaths
He’s Called What? History’s Most Ridiculous Names
Still Doing the Rounds: History’s Greatest Myths
Pointless Pursuits: History’s Worst Sports
Let Nature Take Its Course: History’s Worst Medicines