Small Farm Republic: Why Conservatives Must Embrace Local Agriculture, Reject Climate Alarmism, and Lead an Environmental Revival

Questionable Sources Mar Intriguing Premise. This book's general premise - a strategy for the American Right to lean in to its traditional principles, ignore "Climate Change", and yet still manage to out-green the American Left - is a truly intriguing idea, one Klar has clearly put quite a bit of thought into. His general plan does in fact read like a Republican was trying to put together exactly that type of plan, but in a fairly realistic, "this is actually politically viable" manner. (Rather than the "pie in the sky" so many demagogues of all stripes generally propose.)<br/><br/>What calls this book into question are the sources it uses - two, in fact, that I've reviewed before and which have proven to be questionable themselves (Chris Smaje's October 2020 book A Small Farm Future and Shanna Swan and Stacey Colino's February 2021 book Count Down). Citing either one as what the author considers to be legitimate evidence would be enough for a star deduction on its own, and thus the two star deduction here.<br/><br/>But even with the questionable sources, read this book. If you're on the American Right, it does in fact lay out a solid plan for you, one you may wish to consider. If you're on the American Left, it will prepare you for these arguments down the road. And if you're somewhere in the middle, it may just prove to be an idea whose time may have truly come - in general, if not in the exact particulars Klar lays out here. Overall a book that adds to the conversation in meaningful if imperfect ways, and thus very much recommended.