Homeland
Homeland by Richard Beck is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 16 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedBeck's argument is that the war on terror did not fade into background noise after Iraq and Afghanistan but rewired American life at home, hardening militarism, xenophobia, economic precarity, and a culture of official impunity into the preconditions for Trump. What holds the book together is less a single smoking gun than an accumulation of evidence that the "forever war" was never contained overseas.
In the press
“a well-reasoned, evenhanded account of the cost we've paid at home for chasing terrorists abroad”
Kirkus Reviews“impossible not to admire the nerve and scope of Beck's treatise”
The Washington Post
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.00× | 0.72 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.72 → 16 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Homeland on?
Homeland appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
Homeland has a Consensus Score of 16 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.